Windows 10: When using Start Menu in 20H2 the search does not become the focused window when pressing enter

Hello!


My problem is specifically with mstsc, but is applicable to all applications.


In my job I use remote desktop maybe 100 times a day. What I have previously done is just klick the windows-button on the keyboard, type mstsc and press enter. This has opened up the Remote Desktop login window and I could just put in my credentials.


This stopped working in 20H2.


Now, when I press the window-button, type in mstsc and klick enter, the Remote Desktop login appears but the Remote Desktop login screen is not the active window. Meaning that I have to take my mouse and klick on the Remote Desktop login window or cycle thought alt-tab to make it the active window before I can put in my credentials.


This might seem like a trivial matter, but as I use that sequence of commands hundreds of times a week it has quickly become super annoying.


My question is, is there a way to fix this? To get the result from searching via the windows-button and pressing enter to also, like it has always previously done, become the active window.


Thank you in advance

Calle

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• Were there any recent changes made to your system prior to the issue?

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