Losing Windows focus every few seconds

[Wildman1]

This is a desktop system which has been running extremely well until last night. now losing focus every few seconds. If a facebook game is in full screen mode it reverts to normal otherwise any keys pressed are ignored until focus is restored, sometimes this happens without intervention (usually losing 2-5 keystrokes) but about every dozen times it has to be manually restored by clicking the mouse on the window/text area.

yesterday downloaded AMD Catalyst Control Centre as a War Thunder update identified the need for a new graphics driver. I think it updated the driver.

I was going to uninstall the CCC but when i go to do that it's saying it will uninstall ALL AMD software, drivers etc.
Whilst typing this it has lost the focus 50 plus times. No hardware mods for over a year.

I've checked the mouse and other settings and all seem to be as they were. Also checked all cables are connected properly

Any help gratefully received.

 

[mitchell65]

Hi and welcome to the Forum
Try a system restore to a point behind the update!

 

[Wildman1]

System restore is not an option - no restore points available - It was set but just checked system protection and its set off on all drives (partitions)

 

[mitchell65]

So if you have System Restore switched off I presume you have some other system back up like Macrium Reflect or similar?

 

[Wildman1]

No there is no backup available - I did not turn the backup off though. It was setup to take a weekly backup. I can only think that my daughter turned it off. but that doesn't explain how the previous files have been deleted.

 

[mitchell65]

Then I would strongly urge you to set up a good system backup as soon as this problem is resolved. You should also set your daughters acount to NOT touch sytstem settings.
In the meantime see if this might help:
How to uninstall Catalyst Control Centre and ATI Catalyst In... - HP Support Forum - 155588

 

[Wildman1]

ok uninstalled - but now i have to mouse click before every character seriously messed up and pc is unusable like this.

 

[maxie]

Hi there ..... Have you Installed any Graphics Driver ? .... What other problems are you having ?

 

[Wildman1]

problem is that the window focus is leaving the current window for somewhere unknown and then returning after a second or 2. When I uninstalled AMD's Catalyst Control Centre completely the problem got so bad it took me 10 minutes to post the previous message. Since re-installing CCC things are better but it is still moving out of the current text box or window every 4-5 seconds for a fraction of a second. If I put a facebook game into fullscreen mode it switches back to normal mode within the 4-5 seconds and that is also the limit for making a menu selection. This has only been for the last 24 hours but its driving me mad.

 

[maxie]

Reading from your previous posts .... Your problems only started when you Installed the Catalyst Control Center .... You might try downloading the Graphics Driver from your Manufactures web site .... Though i did also notice you have having other issues with Restore

 

[maxie]

Maybe War Thunder installed a new patch .... They have been known to cause issues in the past

 

[Wildman1]

There was a new War Thunder patch and it was that which threw up the need for new graphics drivers which led to Catalyst being downloaded. I logged into War Thunder again and it downloaded a small patch and since then things have been a lot easier.

Thanks to everyone for the help

 

[maxie]

Most welcome ..... If you have any more issues ..... You know where we are

 

[mitchell65]

There was a new War Thunder patch and it was that which threw up the need for new graphics drivers which led to Catalyst being downloaded. I logged into War Thunder again and it downloaded a small patch and since then things have been a lot easier.

Thanks to everyone for the help

When you say things have been easier, does that mean that the problem is now completely resolved?

 

[Wildman1]

no problem is still there If you go into fullscreen mode it auto switches back within a few ( < 5 ) seconds, or you lose characters whilst typing in any text box, or drop down/scroll menu disappears

Following is an example of what I get if I don't go back and correct it
Flowing is an exple ofwhat I get if Idont go back corct it

I've got the latest drivers, checked mouse settings, un-installed recent software updates and got the latest Flashplayer for non Internet Explorer. last night there were no problems with it, today every 4-5 seconds

 

[maxie]

Hi there ..... Does the issue still occur when you are not Online playing games etc ? ..... Have you been able to create a backup and Restore points ?

 

[Wildman1]

PC was off overnight so problem re-occurred after startup this morning I'm trying to isolate when the problem starts so:
shutdown and restarted PC, used Firefox to load homepage then straight to sevenforums no problems so far.
Opened up Comodo Dragon on my homepage and still all is well.
gone to facebook on Comodo and still no problems
Starting to load the games which anyone in the family use on facebook, still ok.
Closed down Comodo and switched to 2nd Firefox window - still no problems after repeating facebook games in Firefox
left both firefox windows running and loaded War Thunder - still ok
started a 3rd Firefox window and viewed news articles from my home page (Virgin Media - Cable broadband, TV & phone plus mobile broadband & phone) and still no problems.

I'm stumped - I've done more this time since the PC was turned back on than I did earlier today when I had the problem and there is no loss of focus problem so far.

I have to take my daughter out now, I will leave the PC on and check it when I get back.

 

[maxie]

When you get back .... Try running with out loading War Thunder for a couple of hours .... I still think that could be causing you some problems ..... Just check one thing at a time ... To see if we can pinpoint the issue

 

[Wildman1]

Update, the problem has not been resolved. It is intermittent - sometimes no problem at other times losses focus continually every second or so and I can get the problem from start up and when no games (fb or otherwise) have been accessed. I just tried to copy paste a phone number and I must have copied whilst the focus was else because when I paste it has :-

'[Window Title]
mscorsvw.exe

[Main Instruction]
mscorsvw.exe has stopped working

Contents

Windows is checking for a solution to the problem...

[Cancel]'

Do I try microsoft or has anyone seen this before?
mscorsvw.exe relates to .NET framework - i have repaired this from control panel - programs and features, restarted and have the problem from starting Firefox, i'm going to turn off and on then see if problem shows on notepad

 

[mitchell65]

You might find this interesting:
Mscorsvw.exe using 50 % of my CPU - Windows 7 Home SP1 - 64 bit - Microsoft Community