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Windows "alt-tabbing" itself or Lose Focus

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Check msconfig to see what else is starting with your computer? MS-Link

PC Specs
 
CPU: Intel i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz 
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z77
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo 
GFX: SLI EVGA GTX 770 Superclocked ACX Cooler 
RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) 1600MHz 
SSD: Samsung 840 series 128gb, Samsung 840 EVO 120GB

HDD: Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black 

PSU: Corsair AX860W 
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" 
Keyboard: Cooler Master QuickFire TK Cherry MX Blue 
Headset: Astro A50 Battlefield 4 Edition

OS: Windows 7 Professional 64bit

 

Not really alt-tab, but kind of the same effect. For example if I'm using an internet browser if would make it so the browser isn't the main tab or window up even though it still shows on screen. If I'm playing a game it would minimize it and go to the desktop. Sort of like alt-tabbing but it doesn't select the next open program or window. Right now as I'm typing this the little blinking line for typing would go away by itself and this browser would end up no selected anymore.

 

While looking for solution. I read someone had the same problem and solved it. But didnt explain much maybe one of you would know what he is talking about. 

 

This is what he said: "I saw the utility program for my wireless adapter making a duplicate of the network I was connected to, but with a different name. Since I just installed that utility program before this problem started happening, I decided to uninstall it and delete the duplicate network. The problem has gone away, but I'm scanning my system now just incase it was something else."

 

Please help!! i cant play or do anything. It took me ages to type all of this.

 

 

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this happens to me but only in chrome, im assuming its just a virus scanner working

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It could be a keyboard issue but it don't know because i never had this problem. You can try system restore to try to get rid of this.

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let me try turning off AVG and have avast on, if it happens i'll try different browser. Because im using chrome.

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It could be a keyboard issue but it don't know because i never had this problem. You can try system restore to try to get rid of this.

i unplugged my keyboard and still happens, and did the system restore. still happens :/ so annoying

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i unplugged my keyboard and still happens, and did the system restore. still happens :/ so annoying

try reinstall every program, if it dosn't work then as a last resort, reinstall windows.

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try reinstall every program, if it dosn't work then as a last resort, reinstall windows.

im pretty sure there is a way to fix without reinstalling windows

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im pretty sure there is a way to fix without reinstalling windows

well i don't know, reinstalling windows would be a last resort if everything else you tried doesn't work or you can just ignore it. 

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I have this same problem, and I'm not sure what causes it. It happens in all my programs, chrome, skype, any game, etc. and I notice it only happens twice, with about 15 seconds in between. That's about all I know about it, so I would be eager to know a solution if you find one.

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Check msconfig to see what else is starting with your computer? MS-Link

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Check msconfig to see what else is starting with your computer? MS-Link

Thank you so much, that did help. I think im going to do few tests see whats causing it. Im going to turn on apps that i trust and then turn on the ones i think are causing and see which one it is :)

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