By default, WindowTabs only shows a taskbar button for the active window in each tabbed group. This works well for some people but others have asked for a way to show all windows in the taskbar. Now you can control this behavior, here’s how:

This feature is a work in progress. There are some exciting new capabilities with the Windows 7 “SuperBar” that I will take advantage of over the next few weeks to provide much smarter taskbar grouping and integration.


WindowTabs now supports dragging and dropping between tabs, making it much easier to move files between explorer windows, move text between Word or Excel documents or copy code snippets between your IDE’s and command windows -- take a look:


I often move maximized windows from one monitor to another as I work on different tasks. WindowTabs make this easier by allowing me to drag and drop maximized windows between monitors instead of having to restore, move, maximize. It’s a little thing but it makes for a more fluid window management experience.


WindowTabs can be overwhelming if you have lots of windows open -- all those tabs sprouting up can be a little distracting. The new Auto Hide feature streamlines WindowTabs by hiding tabs on inactive and maximized windows. The tabs are shown when you:


It took longer than I expected, but WindowTabs now supports all command prompt windows: