Windows 10: Difficulty to bring a window to the foreground

When the application is not open, clicking on its icon attached to the taskbar, open's the app and brings it to the foreground. However, once opened, there is only one window of that app open. Instead of clicking on the picture, just clicking on the icon in the taskbar, should bring the opened app to the foreground. It often does, but it also often does not. I can click on the icon, or click on it's picture, but in that case the window is never brought to the foreground. I need to use ALT-TAB, or click on a small visible part of the window, to get it to come to the foreground.I tried the Eas

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Windows 11 difficulty to bring a window to the foreground

After upgrading to Windows 11, I have a difficulty to bring a window to the foreground. For example, I have multiple browser windows open. With Alt-TAB I can select one of the others, and then it comes to the foreground.

If I hoover over the icon in the taskbar, a small picture of each of the open windows appears. When I then click on one of those small pictures, the window should come to the top. Often it does, and often it does not. I can't find the pattern.

When the application is not open, clicking on its icon (attached to the taskbar), open's the app and brings it to the foreground. However, once opened, there is only one window of that app open. Instead of clicking on the picture, just clicking on the icon in the taskbar, should bring the opened app to the foreground. It often does, but it also often does not. I can click on the icon, or click on it's picture, but in that case the window is never brought to the foreground. I need to use ALT-TAB, or click on a small visible part of the window, to get it to come to the foreground.

This is very irritating, it slows my work down considerably.

Is this a known bug, or is there something I can do to fix this?

 

Windows 11 difficulty to bring a window to the foreground

Same issue noticed on day-2 after the upgrade from Windows 10 to 11. This needs to be fixed. As described, Alt+tab works, but clicking on the taskbar icon does NOT activate or bring the window foreground.

 

Windows 11 difficulty to bring a window to the foreground

Hi Pieter van Kampen (pieter),



Thanks for raising your concern in Microsoft Community. And hope everything goes well with you.



It sounds like you have a difficulty to bring a window to the foreground after upgrading to Windows 11. I can understand the frustration, when things don’t work as expected.

This may due to a setting regard the mouse and the following solutions could be applied to see the effect.

1. Open Control Panel > Vew mode: Big icon > Select Ease of Access Center > Click Make the mouse easier to use > Uncheck Activate a windows by hovering over it witth the mouse under Make it easier to manage Windows option.

2. Hold down Windows + X key and launch Task Manager > Find and select Windows Explorer > Click Reboot.



Feel free to let me know if any update.







Best Regards,

Lynn Sun | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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