Stop dialogue box from becoming active window


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 64-bit
       #1

    Stop dialogue box from becoming active window


    Hi everyone,

    I'm trying to find a way to stop dialogue boxes from automatically becoming the active windows when they pop. I am frequently running multiple tasks at once, and having a dialogue box pop up and move the focus of my cursor while typing a sql script or email is extremely aggravating. I've accidentally typed passwords into dialogue boxes numerous times, if one pops up while I'm trying to remote onto another machine.

    I don't want to stop them appearing altogether, just stop them from becoming the active windows.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks.
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  2. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #2

    Welcome to Seven Forums actwilder68. I did some googling, and found a possibility.


    To stop "stealing focus", go to control panel>ease of access>ease of access center>make mouse easier to use: Uncheck "Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse".

    If you want to do some googling, suggest search term something like:

    stop dialog pop ups from stealing focus windows 7

    A Guy
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  3. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for the suggestion, that check mark is already removed. I'll keep googling using your suggestion, as the search criteria I was using was slightly different, and yielded no useful responses.
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