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    Windows 7 Diagnosing and Fixing Persistent Focus Stealing Issues on My PC

    Heyo! After some research, I'm pretty sure my problem is called Focus Stealing, I've looked at a bunch of forums/threads on the internet but each seem to have individual symptoms etc so the fix to someone's problem is not the same fix to someone else's. This is probably going to be a long...
    • callam
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    • annoyance background processes computer issues focus stealing full screen gaming help problem solving process software spyware system performance task manager tech support troubleshooting update user experience virus scan window management windows
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  2. Windows 7 How prevent Windows 7 from stealing focus?

    Hi, as stated in the subject, I wonder how to prevent windows from stealing focus from whatever your working on whenever some other running app, howvever unimportant, calls for attention? This focus-stealing drives me up a wall, and it's not helpful at all for keeping ones train-of-thought...
    • Commander_Cool
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    • app management desktop behavior focus focus stealing productivity system settings tweakui user interface window management windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Security Audit Seems to Steal Focus from Photoshop

    I've been having this problem in Windows 7 64-bit with Photoshop CS3. I will be trying to make a selection with the polygon tool, then at random times in the middle of doing this, I get this little flash from the desktop and the selection is closed before I am finished, which is often painfully...
    • Rebooter
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    • cs3 event viewer focus stealing logon events malware photoshop polygon tool security security audits windows 7
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support