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Every few minues I lose focus of my application

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February 21, 2013 7:24:47 PM

Every few minutes I lose focus of my application, such as when I am playing games, suddenly it switches to the desktop and I have to open it from taskbar again. In some games I just lose focus for a few seconds, and in browsers, I lose focus and have to click the browser again. I really want to find out what is causing this, maybe a process? If so, how do you track it?
Thanks guys!

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February 26, 2013 9:02:14 PM

I too had this problem - every 10~30 seconds program deselected - lost focus

Looking for help I found so called many possible solutions... which ALL Failed

Windows Update - turn off
Windows Aero - turn off
Widgets - Turn off
Fire Wall - Replaced with 3rd Party
Virus, Root kit or Similar Malware - Scanned with Many Anti-Rootkit Scanners, Virus Scanners And Anti-Malware programs and tools - All Clean no issues
Etc...

THE Only Program that had Any affect was Gboost a Gaming Utility that closes Many programs and services suitable for improving gaming on older or low spec computers - worked for game minimizing but not suitable for everything else

But in the End It was Wireless network "TPG-Link Wireless..." program that was Stealing the Focus from every Program - Exit Program - Solved

Note Internet connection is NOT Reliant on the TPG-Link program running - It just a manager

CAUSE: TPG-Link Wireless... - Exit program - remove from Start-up - FIXED
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January 14, 2014 6:04:52 AM

It may be the Dell Audio Manager (if you have dell laptob) see http://shr.tn/7lUz

Just kill process by process to investigate: (kill process then see if the focus is lost etc. )
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January 24, 2014 8:30:56 PM

Markkk is bang on. I just read his post and closed my TP Link utility and boom, done, no issues.

Stupid application.
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March 27, 2014 2:29:53 AM

There is an app called Focus Taker ID that will check that for you. You can search for it online. To use it, you run the app, and once its open, watch it and when the misbehaving process steals focus, you can see the name of what did it. That's called Focus Taker ID
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August 11, 2014 5:24:05 AM

Thank you so much for the solution! The problem trully is the TP-Link wireless application. Uninstall solved everything :) 
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August 14, 2014 7:22:26 AM

Markkk said:
I too had this problem - every 10~30 seconds program deselected - lost focus

Looking for help I found so called many possible solutions... which ALL Failed

Windows Update - turn off
Windows Aero - turn off
Widgets - Turn off
Fire Wall - Replaced with 3rd Party
Virus, Root kit or Similar Malware - Scanned with Many Anti-Rootkit Scanners, Virus Scanners And Anti-Malware programs and tools - All Clean no issues
Etc...

THE Only Program that had Any affect was Gboost a Gaming Utility that closes Many programs and services suitable for improving gaming on older or low spec computers - worked for game minimizing but not suitable for everything else

But in the End It was Wireless network "TPG-Link Wireless..." program that was Stealing the Focus from every Program - Exit Program - Solved

Note Internet connection is NOT Reliant on the TPG-Link program running - It just a manager

CAUSE: TPG-Link Wireless... - Exit program - remove from Start-up - FIXED


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August 14, 2014 7:23:57 AM

Man they should demolish the statue of liberty and build a new one in your memory u saved the day for many people
i kneel to you Thanks i wish u the best cheers!
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October 16, 2014 9:31:12 PM

Markkk said:
I too had this problem - every 10~30 seconds program deselected - lost focus

Looking for help I found so called many possible solutions... which ALL Failed

Windows Update - turn off
Windows Aero - turn off
Widgets - Turn off
Fire Wall - Replaced with 3rd Party
Virus, Root kit or Similar Malware - Scanned with Many Anti-Rootkit Scanners, Virus Scanners And Anti-Malware programs and tools - All Clean no issues
Etc...

THE Only Program that had Any affect was Gboost a Gaming Utility that closes Many programs and services suitable for improving gaming on older or low spec computers - worked for game minimizing but not suitable for everything else

But in the End It was Wireless network "TPG-Link Wireless..." program that was Stealing the Focus from every Program - Exit Program - Solved

Note Internet connection is NOT Reliant on the TPG-Link program running - It just a manager

CAUSE: TPG-Link Wireless... - Exit program - remove from Start-up - FIXED


Well Mark, here it is a year and a half and you saved me from pulling all my hair out - thanks.

I just changed my TP-Link router to another brand but left the TP-Link configuration program running since it is/was useful. (For example it quickly shows other wifi's in my neighborhood and what channel they are using.) Since I have done so, my current window started losing its focus. First I noticed it with Firefox. As I would scroll nothing would happen until I clicked the window/webpage to get the focus back. I had to do this continuously. I thought it was a setting with FF. Then as I was searching for a solution, Google lost its focus also! Then, as I was looking at the msconfig window I lost focus there too.

After searching I ran across your brief. Bingo. TP-Link in your notes focused my attention crisply. I disabled it and the loss of focus stopped. Now I will uninstall the utility and re-install it should I switch back to the TP-Link router.

Thanks again Mark for taking the time to reach across space and time into the future to help... me.

Wayne Margot
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