Sounds like its the graphics card driver causing the issue. This isn't the expected behavior in windows. Graphics cards and shell programs can cause this issue.
Copy Paste dialog not displayed in the foreground or as the focus window
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every time I copy or paste & the dialog needs me to answer an overwrite, etc... the focus of the window doesn't come to the foreground of all the open windows.
VERY annoying.
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Anonymous
2016-04-16T08:36:40+00:00 In file explorer, View, Options, Change Folder and Search Options,
unchecking the "Launch folder windows in a separate process" box seems to work for many people. It didn't for me, BUT choosing Restore Defaults did work for me. Now the copy dialog is (finally) in the foreground again!
This was driving me crazy. At first I often copied things several times because I thought the copy hadn't started. Sometimes I'd shut down without noticing copies/moves hadn't been done. Grrr
NOTE: A side note - another File Explorer issue:
In the same settings (Change folder and search options) if I choose disable showing recent folders/files in Quick access, then when I right click on folders on the task bar, I don't have any options. I can't open another explorer. I can only view and switch between already open File explorer windows. Even after enabling these two options, it still doesn't work. I have to Restore defaults again. Sigh... Wait, that didn't fix it this time! I'll have to rely on Win + E like I had been doing.
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Anonymous
2015-12-22T11:20:10+00:00 Thank you. This also fixed it for me on my brand new Asus laptop. Never happened before even on another Acer Windows 10 laptop, so it must not have had that option selected on it. Anyway confirmed unchecking the "Launch folder windows in a separate process" box fixed it for me.
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Anonymous
2015-10-19T14:19:06+00:00 Disabling the "launch folder windows in a separate process" option worked. Thanks a million. Don't have chrome, but had the problem with the dialog box not being the focus. Disabled the "launch in separate process". Problem went away. Re-enabled the option, problem came back.
Running 8.1 on an HP envy, all drivers, windows updates, etc are up-to-date.
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Anonymous
2015-10-08T05:34:04+00:00 Hope this method solves your problem
- In Windows 8.1 , go to start menu icon
- Right click on the icon
- Select 'Command Prompt (Admin)
(Other Windows users can open command prompt as admin from 'Run' menu by entering ' cmd.exe ' )
(Make sure it is given administrator privileges)
- Enter sfc /scannow ( make sure there is a gap between sfc and / )
- Wait for it to complete scan. It will take some time to get completed
- Restart the device if not automatically triggered by program
- Check it for errors again, if it still exists the whole steps can be considered after you ' Safe Boot ' Windows again
Good luck.