Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.

Windows 10 unable to interact with other programs

  • 24-06-2021 06:11PM
    #1
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭


    Having an issue with windows and applications where, for example Steam is the active window, no other windows or icons etc are able to be clicked. It is not just Steam it happens with other application windows seem to steal focus such as Windows Task Manager and it only started happening the past 6 months, previously to this everything worked as it should. I put it down to an Autohotkey script but disabling the script doesn't fix the issue. Last week I found a bit more info on the issue when I had to set VSCode to run as admin and now it is happening with VSCode also. Whatever the active window is it will not allow you to interact with any other program etc (steals focus)

    I can't find info about it online but it seems like a Windows bug or maybe a redistribution's conflict. Anyone else experiencing it? The only way to work around the issue is to Alt + TAB to a window that does not have the issue or minimise the effected window.

    It definitely has to do with running as admin and the type of window it is (borderless etc) because not running VSCode as admin fixes the problem, but also some types of windows running as admin don't have the issue. Strange and annoying one.


Comments

  • #2
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,512 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Try a different mouse or update its driver


  • #3
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Try a different mouse or update its driver

    What makes you think it's the mouse?


  • #4
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,512 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    iLikeWaffles wrote: »
    What makes you think it's the mouse?

    Bad driver - happened to me years ago, swapped to a different mouse and problem solved

    Even just try deleting the driver so a new one is installed


  • #5
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Bad driver - happened to me years ago, swapped to a different mouse and problem solved

    Even just try deleting the driver so a new one is installed

    It is definitely not the mouse driver. Assuming the issue you had was with a different version of windows the 2 are not related. I can fix the steam issue by disabling running the .exe as admin, just like with other applications. As I said it is only a recent issue introduced in a windows update.

    The point of the thread is to share a workaround and to find out if other people have the issue.


Advertisement