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Often, when I open an application in Windows XP, it takes so long to load that I start using another application that is already open, start typing, then when the application I was trying to open finally does open it then takes my focus away and I lose a large chunk of what I was typing.
Is there any way to disable the auto focus that occurs when you open an application in Windows? Please say yes and how.
erikvold
Posted 2010-05-07T08:47:41.893
Reputation: 3 077
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Power Toys for Windows XP, a free download for TweakUI from Microsoft lets you tweak some settings of the Windows UI, including one to “Prevent applications from stealing focus”:
Check “Prevent applications from stealing focus” to prevent applications from stealing focus from the window you are working in. Instead, their taskbar icon will flash to indicate that the application is trying to get your attention.
Try and see more...
evowinds
Posted 2010-05-07T08:47:41.893
Reputation: 195
2Does not work for Windows 7 – Piotr Owsiak – 2011-01-18T14:50:32.607
this feature is not parameterized with the version 7. it is built in. – evowinds – 2011-03-14T12:29:20.443
3evowinds: if it's built in then... well... it doesn't work :p Are our expectations as users too high or MS just doesn't care. – Piotr Owsiak – 2011-07-07T11:00:30.740
1@PiotrOwsiak: MS doesn't care. They have no competition. – endolith – 2012-03-21T19:49:20.157
Possible duplicate of Preventing applications from stealing focus
– Peter Mortensen – 2012-02-13T14:50:42.420