How To Enable or Disable Last Active Click on the Windows 11 Taskbar The Last Active Click feature in Windows 11 improves how you switch between multiple windows of the same application. It can create a more direct workflow when you move between tasks. Let’s walk through how to enable or disable it and what each method requires. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to NinjaOne’s IT Video Hub and our YouTube channel for more tech content like this. Why Last Active Click Matters When an application has several windows open, Windows 11 shows thumbnails for every window by default. You must choose one before you continue working. Some users prefer faster access to the last window they touched. Last Active Click supports that behavior by skipping the preview step and opening the most recent window immediately. How To Configure the Setting Through the Registry Editor The Registry Editor provides a direct, per-user method. Open the Start Menu and search for Registry Editor. Then navigate to: Locate the LastActiveClick value. If it does not exist, create a DWORD value with that name. Set it to 1 to enable the feature or 0 to disable it. After that, restart the device to apply the change. How To Use Command Prompt or PowerShell Enterprises often rely on scripts for broad deployments. Command Prompt supports that approach with the reg add and reg delete commands to manage the same value. PowerShell follows the same pattern with Set-ItemProperty for enabling or disabling the feature. Each method edits the user hive, so the change applies only to the active profile. At the same time, both tools allow automated or remote execution. How To Deploy the Feature With a .reg File A .reg file works well in large environments. Create the file in Notepad with the correct registry path and the value you want. Run it on each device using your endpoint management tool. Restart afterward to complete the update. For more information, check out our official blog post on Last Active Click linked in the description below.