visual studio code ctrl + tab not working as it was used to

Question

I used to have an old VSCode version, where i used ctrl+tab to navigate through recently opened tabs.

when i pressed the combination a dropdown will appear where i could see the recently opened tabs. Then, if i pressed ctrl+tab again, it would cycle through those tabs.

Recently, I updated VSCode to a newer version. Now, if i press ctrl+tab the dropdown appears like it used to. But, when i press it again, it doesn't cycle through tabs anymore. Instead, it will open the last tab that I've accessed.

I've tried :

• uninstalling
• reinstalling
• removing the setting an reinstalling the older version

But still, that ctrl+tab functionality seems gone. can you help me restore it?

Answer 1

Check your keyboard shortcuts. Find the command:

workbench.action.quickOpenNavigateNextInEditorPicker

By default it is set to Ctrl-Tab, if yours is not, set it that keybinding by clicking on the pencil icon to the left of the command on hover and enter Ctrl-Tab into the dialog box.

That command should also be using the when clauses: inEditorsPicker && inQuickOpen