What does 'you might need to take action in another window' mean

Anonymous
2022-12-14T21:04:31+00:00

What does 'you might need to take action in another window' mean?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments

45 answers

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-01T12:10:52+00:00

    What does 'you might need to take action in another window' mean?

    It means that the computer is waiting for you to do something before it can proceed. Often that 'something' is a dialog box open in another window, where you might need to hit 'OK' or 'Cancel' or take some other action. Hence, 'you might need to take action in another window'.

    When this happens you can usually find the window that needs your attention by looking at your taskbar, where one of the icons might be flashing. Even if an icon is not flashing, go through your other open windows to find the one that wants your attention.

    Was this answer helpful?

    8 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-05T10:42:53+00:00

    same-trying to download GIMP

    Was this answer helpful?

    8 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  3. Anonymous
    2022-12-14T22:32:13+00:00

    Hi, I'm Elise, and I'd be happy to help with your issue.

    Where or when do you receive this error message? If possible could you take a screenshot of when this happened?

    Kind Regards,

    Elise

    Was this answer helpful?

    6 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  4. Anonymous
    2023-03-09T22:58:29+00:00

    Having the same problem

    Was this answer helpful?

    4 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  5. Anonymous
    2023-04-05T08:11:29+00:00

    Same here with clip art studios

    Was this answer helpful?

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments