
In addition, this and others suggest applications aimed at this, although I am not clear they serve your intended purpose. Strangely, some report that it works and some that it doesn't. I am on Ubuntu now so I cannot test if it works in Windows 10 (perhaps this is what you were referring to in a comment).
Search for HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\ForegroundLockTimeout. Start the Registry Editor (Windows button + R, then type regedit). 3.Here, you can see all the programs that get launched at the time of Windows startup. 2.From the Task Manager, click on More details. I found references stating this is not possible, and at the same time there seems to be a solution: 1.Right-click on the Taskbar then select Task Manager from the context menu or use the shortcut key Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys. The last method is by minimizing the offending window to the System Tray,Īlso known as the Notification Area, where only the Minimize it using a stronger method than minimize to the taskbar. "Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse" and click OK. (unless the focus stealer jumps in front of the cursor).Ĭontrol Panel > Ease of Access Center > Make the mouse easier to use, check Enable focus-follows-mouse so the focus stays in your application. Update it to a newer version that is better behaved. Prevent it from running in the first place. Once the focus thief is identified, there are several solutions: (use the GUI version WindowFocusLoggerGUI.exe). If the problem is with some unknown focus stealer, a good tool for detecting If this window is blocked then you would never understand why the copy suddenly froze.
Would like to pop-up a window asking you for the action to take, There is no cure-all solution, since there is no way that Windows can totally blockĪpplications from stealing the focus and itself remain functional.įor example, if during a file-copy your anti-virus detected a possible threat and