Active window becomes inactive


  1. RamyG4
    Posts : 21
    Windows 7 64bit
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    Active window becomes inactive


    Anytime I have a window open, be it Firefox, Word, Start Menu, etc., this will happen every 30 seconds or so. It started happening a few days ago, seemingly out of nowhere. Any thoughts on what may be causing this problem?
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  3. RamyG4
    Posts : 21
    Windows 7 64bit
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    Bump, is there any information I'm neglecting to include? I did a system restore which fixed the problem for about a day but it's resumed.
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  4. Brink
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Hello Ramy,

    You might see if troubleshooting with a clean startup may be able to ID a cause.

    Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup

    Hope this helps. :)
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  6. RamyG4
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    Brink said:
    Hello Ramy,

    You might see if troubleshooting with a clean startup may be able to ID a cause.

    Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup

    Hope this helps. :)
    This did the trick, thank you.
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  7. Brink
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Great news.
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