Windows 10: Determine cause of "alt-tab" every 4 to 7 minutes?

Discus and support Determine cause of "alt-tab" every 4 to 7 minutes? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Is there somewhere I can look to find "events" such as alt-tabbing, in Windows 10? I have a multi-monitor setup. In windows 7, I had an issue where... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by 7of9, Sep 26, 2016.

  1. 7OF9
    7of9 Win User

    Determine cause of "alt-tab" every 4 to 7 minutes?


    Is there somewhere I can look to find "events" such as alt-tabbing, in Windows 10?

    I have a multi-monitor setup.
    In windows 7, I had an issue where my hidden task bars would automatically unhide and hide, one after the other.

    In windows 10, this has turned into an "alt-tab" type behavior.
    Example 1:
    I am gaming. While in a racing simulator, I will be happily driving along when all of a sudden, my game goes to a menu screen. The only way you can go to a game menu is to either press escape or alt-tab to another monitor or program.
    I have tried to keep track of the times this happens to try and match it against a list of "events" somewhere in Windows 10.
    A few days ago it was happening every 7 minutes. So I opened a text program to keep track of the internvals and it suddenly stopped.
    Today the intervals are as follows: 5 minutes, 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 12 minutes, 5 minutes, 8 minutes, 4 minutes, 10 minutes, 7 minutes.......... so far.

    Example 2:
    I will have a browser open on monitor 1 (watching movie), monitor 2 browsing youtube, monitor 3 browser with news.
    At intervals, it appears my computer is alt-tabbing to each monitor, highlighting the browser dialogue box, then switching to the next monitor, then the next monitor. It doesn't matter if it's a web browser or anything open in a dialogue box.

    When I re-boot, it does not happen right away. It seems to take 10-15 minutes before it starts. It doesn't seem to happen all of the time. Some days it happens more often. Sometimes the internvals are around 15 minutes apart or half hour apart.

    During this time, I have the same programs/processes open (that I can tell).

    Any suggestions and/or help to stop this behavior would be appreciated.

    :)
     
    7of9, Sep 26, 2016
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  4. BRO67
    bro67 Win User

    Determine cause of "alt-tab" every 4 to 7 minutes?

    Most likely because some background process needs attention.
     
    bro67, Sep 26, 2016
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  5. 7OF9
    7of9 Win User
    Any suggestions and/or help to stop this behavior would be appreciated.
     
    7of9, Sep 27, 2016
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  6. BRO67
    bro67 Win User
    bro67, Sep 27, 2016
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  7. 7OF9
    7of9 Win User
    7of9, Apr 4, 2018
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