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
2017-11-22T03:46:09+00:00 Typical Microsoft ****! I have a dual boot workstation. Same gd video card! W7 Pro perfect. Windows 10 an annoying POS!
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Anonymous
2017-03-27T05:06:04+00:00 It is not the graphics card nor the separate process for each folder.
I have seen this issue in all Win10 machines and it's frustrating.
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Anonymous
2016-10-01T11:54:50+00:00 Hey, is your Windows Explorer set to Launch folder windows in a separate process?
I had that annoying focus losing problem for ages until I read someone's recommendation to turn offthe above option in Windows Explorer Folder Options dialog under the View tab.
My standard practice after freshly installing Windows was to always enable this option so as to prevent any unruly Explorer processes bringing down the system, so I had forgotten that it is not set that way by default.
Since turning it off, I haven't had a single instance of the Copy/Overwrite dialogs losing focus for weeks now.
Also worth mentioning that I have an AMD CPU and graphics card and have also experienced the same problem as you, so I really don't think NVIDIA drivers are to blame for that bug.
Can confirm that turning this option off fixed it for me. I don't use Chrome or have an NVIDIA graphics card either. This is an issue with Microsoft's OS, not some 3rd party bug. We ought to be able to enable that option without seeing this bug so hopefully they will track it down and squash it soon.
Thank you for help! It's working. But what about if I want launch each folder in different process for more stability? It's working fine in Windows 7
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Anonymous
2016-08-29T20:59:22+00:00 Great advice? NOT! So, what the **** do I do about it. That like telling me my engine isn't working when my car stops.