DisplayFusion RSS: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them

DisplayFusion RSS: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e DisplayFusion RSS: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:04:21 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#89 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:57:27 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#89 DisplayFusion I've experienced this issue, but I use Explorer infrequently since I switched to XYP and DOpus. ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#88 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:28:43 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#88 DisplayFusion

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We've added this to our list of items we can't fix here: https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-1011-known-issues/?ID=e71e1f5e-9e07-4f7d-b179-22253db2c30f

It says "Workaround: Enable the "SetWindowPos: Disallow TopMost Calls" option in Settings > Advanced Settings."

I have it enabled... and it keeps happening anyway. ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#87 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:57:04 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#87 DisplayFusion We've added this to our list of items we can't fix here: https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/windows-1011-known-issues/?ID=e71e1f5e-9e07-4f7d-b179-22253db2c30f ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#86 Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:35:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#86 DisplayFusion This started to happen again. Closing DisplayFusion and opening it again stops the issue for a while. ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#85 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:55:29 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#85 DisplayFusion Hello,

Interesting, glad to hear you found the issue. Thanks for the follow up! ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#84 Sun, 28 Nov 2021 16:25:20 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#84 DisplayFusion Debugging running programs one by one I finally found the culprit. It was this mouse gestures software I've been using since forever: https://www.tcbmi.com/strokeit/

Uninstalled and reinstalled it and now there is no more "Always on top" random behavior.

Thank god. This was driving me crazy. ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#83 Sat, 27 Nov 2021 17:13:28 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#83 DisplayFusion

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Hi Jesus,

Thanks for sending that over. Can you try running without DisplayFusion for a few days and see if the issue persists?

Keep me posted on your results.

Thanks!

Damn it.

It happens without DisplayFusion too.

Isn't there any way to tell stupid Windows "do NOT set "Always on top" for ANY window, EVER"? ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#82 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 21:40:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#82 DisplayFusion A bruteforced "don't use 'Always on Top', EVER" setting for Windows would work for me, because I don't want it to be used. ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#81 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 17:57:54 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#81 DisplayFusion Hi Jesus,

Thanks for sending that over. Can you try running without DisplayFusion for a few days and see if the issue persists?

Keep me posted on your results.

Thanks! ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#80 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:29:12 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#80 DisplayFusion

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Hi Jesus,
Could you send me over a debug log? Here are the steps:
Thanks!

Thank you. Luckily, it happened just after I cleaned the log file: had to forcibly remove the "always on top" state for TOPAZ Video AI, Tixati and Total Commander... I already have a key Combination in Functions for that (Alt + Ctrl + T) but it gets annoying being forced to use it all the time.

]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#79 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:21:35 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#79 DisplayFusion Hi Jesus,

Could you send me over a debug log? Here are the steps:

On the DisplayFusion Settings > Troubleshooting tab, change the Logging drop-down to "L1: Log Minimal" and click Apply
Reproduce the issue and note the time so we'll know where to check in the log file
Click the "Export Info to File" button on the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
Reply with the file attached
Disable debug logging after sending the log

Thanks! ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#78 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:30:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#78 DisplayFusion Nah, disabling multimonitor taskbars didn't help the issue. ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#77 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:33:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#77 DisplayFusion I am using multimonitor taskbar, but horizontal bottom, not vertical. Will try disabling it and using the Windows one. In a different machine, using multimonitor taskbars on 2 secondary monitors I never had this problem. ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#76 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:01:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#76 DisplayFusion Hi Jesus,

Thanks for sending that over. If you disable multi-monitor taskbars in DisplayFusion, does that help?

Typically this happens if you have a DisplayFusion taskbar set to a vertical state (left or right), but it doesn't look like you are using DisplayFusion taskbars, so this might be an outlier.

Thanks! ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#75 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:56:26 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#75 DisplayFusion Here it goes. ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#74 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:41:54 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#74 DisplayFusion Hello,

Could you send me a copy of your troubleshooting info? Here are the steps:

Open the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
Click the "Export Info to File" button
Reply with the file attached

"SetWindowPos" and unchecking "Enable TitleBar Buttons" settings doesn't fix it.
Any ideas to try? ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#71 Thu, 20 May 2021 19:11:04 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#71 DisplayFusion Hello,

Interesting, could you send me over a debug log? Here are the steps:

On the DisplayFusion Settings > Troubleshooting tab, change the Logging drop-down to "L1: Log Minimal" and click Apply
Reproduce the issue and note the time so we'll know where to check in the log file
Click the "Export Info to File" button on the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
Reply with the file attached
Disable debug logging after sending the log

Thanks! ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#70 Thu, 20 May 2021 16:35:55 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#70 DisplayFusion I've fixed it by unchecking "Enable TitleBar Buttons". The SetWindowPos fix just didn't work. ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#69 Thu, 20 May 2021 16:28:07 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#69 DisplayFusion I can reproduce it with Spotify. It's stuck on top of all windows. ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#68 Thu, 20 May 2021 15:31:26 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#68 DisplayFusion This is back again with a vengeance. The advanced setting does not solve it. Also, applications like "your phone" display on multiple taskbars rather than only on the one it's open on. ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#67 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:22:16 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#67 DisplayFusion This thread is still helpful. Just saved myself from months worth of headaches with that SetWndowPos option.

Thanks for existing ! ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#66 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:23:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#66 DisplayFusion No worries, glad to hear it! ]]> RE: Since windows 10, after a while of usage, the windows don't come to the foreground anymore when you click them https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#65 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 17:59:57 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/since-windows-10-after-a-while-of-usage-the-windows-dont-come-to-the-foreground-anymore-when-you-click-them/?ID=66880cbd-def5-4e2d-af51-4e0624bf507e#65 DisplayFusion Thanks for the quick replies! The support team I was emailing back and forth with just found the solution that worked for my computer.

In case it helps anyone else:

Open DisplayFusion's Settings > Advance Settings > search for "SetWndowPos: Disallow Topmost Calls" > double click "TopMost will never be allowed" > click Ok > hit Apply.

You'll need to completely restart DisplayFusion (not just hit Apply like most settings) and it should fix it.

Thank you and your awesome support team, got email replies back in seconds, major kudos.

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