Windows 10: App Switching Not Working - Selected App Does Not Come to Front

The problem: I have an issue that occurs when I have multiple windows open; when I click the taskbar to switch program to something that is already minimized or in the background, it will just disappear behind all other open windows. So for example, if I have Chrome open and want to go to a Word document (or anything either minimized or in the background) I would click on the program in taskbar, the app will flash up - but as soon as I click on the app, but then moves to the back behind other open apps. I then have to minimize all other apps to get to the app I want to use. I have tried uncheckingActivate Window by hovering over it with the mouse but it was already unchecked. I saw this thread

Taskbar bug: switching to another window -will not appear at the front


The issue was raised by mmdali and Christi in that thread, but I saw no resolution.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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front camera lumia 900

The front face camera on my phone does not work as well (Nokia 1020).

When in any camera app (Microsoft or Nokia), I use the option to switch over to the front face camera. The screen will either remain black, or the app will close out all together, and go back to the start screen.

Sometimes I'm able to hear the "clicking" noise of the front face camera physically activating itself, but right afterwards, the app turns off.

If I force the app to close, and restart the camera app, it continues to remain in the front face camera mode - and has only a frozen black screen; I'm unable to switch out of the front face mode.

Turning the phone off/on and doing a soft reset does not work. Resetting the camera in the Settings menu does not work either.

Thanks,

Eileen

 

Switching Tabs or windows

hi there,

the issue still is on and switching between windows still does not work. Even if I use alt tab the newly selected window still does not come front. Can you please guide me to solve this issue. it is really getting difficult to work on my laptp with this.

Regards

Rohan

 

Have similar problem. It there are multiple windows open and I click on the exposed area of a window behind the active window it usually will not bring the window behind to the front - same issue if I select from the task bar. It's actually quite unpredictable. It sometimes work if I try to bring a Chrome window or Word to the front, but does not seem to work if I try to bring File explorer to the front. I have to minimize other windows to get to the one I want


I cannot find a solution to this problem. There is another thread with a "Method 1" and "Method 2" that appears to have worked for at least one person, but neither is viable for me.

at my wits end

 

I am in the same boat Beowulf. The problem has been going on for almost a year, and I can't find any solution that has worked. Unfortunately, we are not getting many bites on the issue in this forum either. Have you tried re-imaging your computer? I would certainly like to avoid that painful process, but I am curious as to whether you have tried it. I have also tried multiple proposed solutions, but none have worked.