I have looked around and this is a large problem with some solutions going back to XP but none for windows 8 and 10 so far that I can find. My entire message after the first word is lost since I cant touch type and I was typing into some modal window :(Īm I the only one endlessly annoyed by windows just allowing any old app to steal focus while users are actively interacting with applications?

Some other app steals focus after I complete my first word, but I carry on typing. Some apps take longer to start so only finish after I am already typing. Scenario 2: I start typing a message in skype while windows is starting up. I look up and my production password is on display unhidden to anyone behind me since it is now displayed in a text box of some application which stole focus from a password text box.

Scenario 1: I start typing a password into RDC to remote into a production server, and some other application steals focus as I am typing. Is there any way to stop applications from stealing focus?

Stop taskbar from popping up