https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d DisplayFusion RSS: Windows 10 Threshold 2 (v1511) update - active window sometimes doesn't draw on top Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:12:00 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#35 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:09:51 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#35 DisplayFusion ...minor update: If I use the context-menu of the task-bar items the windows open in the front. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#34 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:16:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#34 DisplayFusion Ok, thanks for the info. Just strange it's working on one PC and not on another which seemingly identical settings.
Will try to figure it out on my own and let you know if I find something... ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#33 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:59:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#33 DisplayFusion We've added this to our "Can't Fix" list, as it is a Windows bug, here: https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-1011-known-issues/?ID=e71e1f5e-9e07-4f7d-b179-22253db2c30f

The vertical taskbar might be causing it though, you can try setting it back to horizontal ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#32 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:14:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#32 DisplayFusion I had the same problem since a long time and this here fixed it for me in Win 10 and my new Work-PC with Win 11.
But on my new Home-PC with Win 11 I can't get this to work again. No matter which combination of the settings here I do set all windows started from DF are eihter in the background (like Exloerer) or do not start at all (like Edge with sepcific profile).
What is a little special about my system: I use Windhawk with the vertical Taskbar mod in parallel for the main Windows taskbar, but thats the same on my Work-PC and there disabling the tooltips sufficed to fix the problem...
Is there anything else I could try? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#31 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 18:05:31 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#31 DisplayFusion No worries, glad we could help! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#30 Wed, 07 Sep 2016 23:42:51 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#30 DisplayFusion Holy shit.

I've been struggling with this for more than a year and finally found the solution.

Thank you, Keith. Thank you so much. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#29 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 20:23:20 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#29 DisplayFusion No problem, sounds good! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#28 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 20:40:50 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#28 DisplayFusion Thanks a ton, Keith! The advanced settings will work fine with my setup for the time being. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#27 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 20:18:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#27 DisplayFusion Ok, that’s what I suspected. This is definitely a Windows 10 bug related to using TOPMOST calls to bring windows to the front of the z-order. We’ll have to find a way to work around it, but in the meantime, either putting the taskbars on the bottom, or using those Advanced Settings are the best workarounds we can offer.

We’ll be sure to send you an update when we’re able to find a better solution.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#26 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 17:07:21 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#26 DisplayFusion Hi, sorry for the super late response. It seems that having no topmost calls does prevent the issue from occurring. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#25 Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:49:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#25 DisplayFusion Ok, thanks! Could you try a new test for us?

• Enable the Window Previews and Tool Tips again
• Update to DisplayFusion 8.0 Beta 2
• In the Settings > Advanced Settings, enable the to "SetWindowPos" settings (see attached screenshot)
• Restart DisplayFusion and see if you run into the window focus issue

Note: There are some side effects of having those two Advanced Settings enabled. TitleBar Buttons will be behind the active window, and the taskbar previews/tooltips may not show in front of the active window. This is just a test to see if having no "TOPMOST" calls in DF "fixes" the issue.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#24 Thu, 17 Dec 2015 05:19:52 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#24 DisplayFusion Disabling window previews *and* thumbnail previews seems to prevent the issue so far. Disabling only thumbnail previews was not as effective for me. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#23 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:41:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#23 DisplayFusion Ok, could you try disabling the Window Previews as well then (step 1 in post #15) and let me know how that works out? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#22 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 23:24:06 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#22 DisplayFusion Disabling tooltips worked fine for me for a few hours, but somehow I'm encountering the issue again now (with tooltips still disabled).

Edit: restarting DisplayFusion made the issue go away again. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#21 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 22:57:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#21 DisplayFusion I was having this issue as well, but it appears to be fixed with the tooltips turned off. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#20 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:21:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#20 DisplayFusion Awesome, glad to hear it! I think you can re-enable the Window Previews (step 1 in post #15). In my testing, I've re-enabled those, but left the tooltips disabled (step 2 in post #15) and everything still seems to be working correctly.

We'll be sure to post an update when we've fixed up the issue with the tooltips

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#19 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 13:35:06 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#19 DisplayFusion hallo again, been working flawlessly since I changed the settings, havent even rebooted since I last replied. Seems to be a workaround! Dont even know the difference from before so I guess the settings doesnt do much ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#18 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:20:42 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#18 DisplayFusion Ok perfect, thanks guys! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#17 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:39:18 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#17 DisplayFusion Keith, I haven't seen the problem for quite some time now, so I am not sure that I can help you trouble-shoot this. If the problem comes back for me I'll try these settings, but otherwise things are stable and working on my Win7 system. As it is I have nothing to report on this issue. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#16 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:13:10 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#16 DisplayFusion have applied the settings, will test it out for some time. But it seems OK so far. Been using them for like an hour or two. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#15 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 19:44:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#15 DisplayFusion Ok, I think I've narrowed down the source of the problem, but I was wondering if you'd be able to test something out for me to make sure I'm not just crazy

Can you try the following?

• On the Settings > Taskbar tab, set the Window Preview Style to "Previews disabled, show tooltip"
• In the Settings > Advanced Settings, set the "Taskbar > Thumbnail Preview Tooltips" option to "Taskbar Buttons and Thumbnail Previews don't have tooltips"
• Set the taskbars back to the left or right side
• Restart DF
• Confirm that tooltips and previews are disabled by hovering a taskbar button on the DisplayFusion taskbar, nothing should show up (Windows taskbar will still show a preview, that's fine)
• See if this issue still occurs

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#14 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 16:52:16 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#14 DisplayFusion Haha, nice site! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#13 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:10:09 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#13 DisplayFusion Thanks a lot! You're the man!

www.ihighfive.com ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#12 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:07:04 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#12 DisplayFusion Ok, thanks guys! I was finally able to reproduce it in 8.0 Beta 1 as well. We'll keep working on this and will post an update when we're able to make some more progress. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#11 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 01:54:13 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-10-threshold-2-v1511-update-active-window-sometimes-doesnt-draw-on-top/?ID=0ddc259d-ddc3-4fbf-b04e-09d39124bc7d#11 DisplayFusion I've been running Beta 8.1 and have not seen the problem in quite a while (Win 7 64). At first I was running the current release version (7.3.1) but then switched to the Beta, and I cannot remember whether the problem here happened after the switch or before. I think it likely it happed only before the switch for me on Win 7, and until now I'd forgotten about the change in the release of DF I was using. ]]>