Focus stealing is evil.
- by lunixbochs
A quick Google search for solutions to Focus Stealing in Windows reveals two main result categories:
People suggesting incomplete solutions involving the
ForegroundLockTimeout registry entry (or TweakUI, which I believe simply changes the aforementioned registry entry),
which isn't very effective.
Incessant hordes of Windows users complaining about it.
It's particularly annoying in two common scenarios:
Something triggers a program to popup a dialog window in the background while a fullscreen app is focused, causing the fullscreen app to minimize.
A window steals focus while you are typing, stealing all of your keystrokes. If you happen to press Space, Enter, or trigger a keyboard shortcut (like Y for Yes), it can cause completely undesirable outcomes.
What creative solutions can be applied to fix this problem for either or both of these scenarios?
