I switch windows from using the Windows + Tab key, but the application I switch to sometimes stays behind the current window (say Chrome). However, in the taskbar, the selected application is Outlook. Is there a way to force it to (say with a Windows shortcut) to bring the window up front?
12.2k 23 23 gold badges 72 72 silver badges 90 90 bronze badges asked Apr 20, 2016 at 19:04 Nilesh Tailor Nilesh Tailor 83 2 2 gold badges 2 2 silver badges 5 5 bronze badgesYeah, unfortunately Windows does that. Only workaround [apart from a different OS] is to click the window you want :/
Commented Apr 20, 2016 at 19:11It should come to the front as soon as it gets switched to, unless something else is messing with/preventing it. Does this always happen or just intermittently? If you use Alt+Tab instead, does it work as expected? If you reboot, does it start behaving as it should again? Which version of Windows? Which version of Outlook? Are Windows and Outlook fully up-to-date with their updates? Are all your drivers on the latest available version?
Commented Apr 20, 2016 at 19:11@Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 - anything since Win 7 will do that. They just never fixed it. You can clean as ever you like, it still does it - modal dialogs behind the window they're a modal for is the worst. :(
Commented Apr 20, 2016 at 19:13@Tetsujin While it happens occasionally in Windows, it's certainly not something that should be happening frequently. Based on info given here, "Chrome" and "Outlook" aren't going to be modal windows. Perhaps this is just a case of not enough info provided by OP.