Window focus unexpectedly changing to another app while typing...

If you type in your Windows search bar "Event Viewer", then expand "Custom Views" and select "Administrative Events", there should be a bunch of errors ...

stealing focus while typing - Microsoft Community

Losing focus on an app can happen if your touchpad is on high sensitivity. There are instances that we are engrossed in our writing to the point ...

Windows switches focus randomly : r/WindowsHelp - Reddit

Since the reinstall, I've experienced only a single occurrence of the full screen window losing focus, when malwarebytes had a pop-up asking me ...

Apps switch focus randomly and annoyingly while typing

... suddenly I think it's switching between apps because it stops from typing and I need to click again in the window in order to restart typing ...

Does Win 11 fix the "stealing focus while typing" issue?

No, apps can still steal focus in Windows 11 (extreme annoying imo), but in addition i have another (and much worse) focus issue in Windows 11.

When typing, the window often loses focus, which means you lose ...

Hi, we could use some more info, what application? Is it in every app? I would suggest checking your display settings and see if switching to ...

How to Prevent Programs From Stealing Focus in Windows - Lifewire

Check the program's options for settings that may be causing the focus stealing, and disable them. A software maker may see a full screen switch ...

Disable focus stealing · Issue #65 · microsoft/PowerToys - GitHub

The old TweakUI had an option to disable focus stealing. I am a real power user: while launching several apps I am writing emails, notes, ...

windows - Preventing applications from stealing focus - Super User

You're typing and blam, some bleeping dialog box steals focus and half your keystrokes go somewhere else. You'd think that the implementors of ...

Focused window flickering out of f… - Apple Developer Forums

I believe it is somehow related to the mouse hiding feature while typing, however it cannot be disabled, steals the focus and the cursor just randomly ...

Apps randomly switching focus since 23H2 | Windows 11 Forum

Apps on my desktop randomly switching focus. Not limited to Explorer taking focus. Started with my 22H2 to 23H2 update.

Window focus changes randomly since 2206 - Citrix Community

It happens with any app. The workaround is to ensure all my windows are minimized and the one I am working on is the only one that is not. I ...

Window focus is stolen but doesn't go anywhere - Windows 7 Forums

McAfee has been the culprit for some odd issues in the past. You might stay aware of where your cursor gets parked so it's not on the task bar ...

Unwanted Focus switches - Google Groups

commands) but right out of the blue while typing in a particular app. ... other X11 window ... the problem is not launching an app. it's when you switch to a ...

Active window loses focus | MacRumors Forums

There are python scripts posted on the page I referred to above that can help you track down what program or process is causing the focus loss ...

window loses focus - Windows 7 Forums

Also, if you are using a touchpad with tap-to-click enabled, you could be simply brushing the pad by accident and clicking to another window.

macOS Mojave suddenly changes focus to a Chrome window

It appears that some process/app/extension is stealing focus. Are you sure both your MacBooks have the apps/extensions installed? If not, you ...

Apps spontaneously lose focus - BetterTouchTool Community

Ever since I installed BTT I'm finding that apps randomly lose focus. I'll be typing a sentence in Word, or a URL in Safari, ...

How to prevent Adobe software stealing focus in Windows 10?

Back in the old days, there was a registry key you could adjust (in WinXP, no later versions I think) that could prevent focus stealing. In ...

Computer keeps losing focus on the window I am using, even while ...

Thanks, both of you. The "Window Focus" program found the culprit. It was MalwareBytes System Tray that kept taking focus away to do "something.