How to prevent Adobe software stealing focus in Windows 10? - LOCKED

Same here - and on multiple computers. I use Photoshop CC 2017 the most, but it happens with every Adobe CC product I use. When you launch the app and switch to another app while it loads, the Adobe app will steal focus away and put itself into the foreground.

I had the very same question, which I posted here in the forums. No other application on my laptop ever does this. I've also received some of the same responses that you're receiving now, however the most helpful one I've yet received appears to be from a poster named Trevor Dennis. Here's what he had to say:

First of all, he says that it is a known issue, and will hopefully be addressed in the next update: which would suggest it's not just something unique to your system.

Then he says: "What you could do as a (very) clunky workaround until then (the next update), is to minimize Photoshop before exiting to a part (or smaller) screen state...  It will remember that when next started, so it will then be easy to click on the full screen window behind it.  When fully open, hit the maximize icon. It's rough and dirty, but the best I can think of."

Of all the people who responded to me, his advice was the only one that actually gave me a practical solution that I could use right away, imperfect though it is. And it may well be the best possible solution for all those times when you simply don't have the time to wait for PS to boot up while you make coffee... at least until Adobe fixes the problem.

See if it works for you.

Adding my name to the list. Every goddamn time. I have to alt-tab multiple times and when I'm in a flow state it always zaps me out. None of my other software does this, just various Adobe apps, Photoshop being the worst.

Latest Windows 10 public release, latest updates applied as of today.

This is happening to me too, but only since I upgraded to CC2017. Photoshop CC2015 was fine, but even the latest version of CC2017 focus steals at least four times every times it starts up. It's very very annoying. I don't have it set to show recent files.

Photoshop CC2015 didn't have this behaviour on my system. Both CC2017 initial release version, and CC2017.0.1 both have this bug.

I also have Photoshop CS6 installed.

Windows 10 Home (x64), upgraded from Windows 7 (x64).

Holographic2020: Not true. Adobe products are the only ones I have exhibiting this behaviour, and for me it's only been an issue since I upgraded to CC2017. Previous versions of Photoshop didn't have it.

Annoys me too. I regularly open/close Photoshop and often deal with 10+ Lightroom catalogues during a day, and EVERY.SINGLE.DAMN.TIME I try to use other applications whilst I'm waiting, and find myself using alt-tab at least 3 times during the lengthy load.

I could write a novella on the ways LR annoys me, and this would be #1.

Didn't happen in earlier versions, guaranteed. Feels like it's a CC thing?

Also, Windows 8.

Also happening to me on a new installation of Windows 10 and the latest version of photoshop CC installed via creative cloud. It did not do it in previous versions for me, only this latest release.

Once I open photoshop if I try to alt-tab away from that window before it has completely finished loading it will continuously grab the focus back.

It takes around 11 seconds for it to fully load on my system and whilst that might not be that long its extremely annoying just having to stop, wait and do nothing whilst it loads.

Hope it gets fixed soon.

Same issue here; it's very annoying. After reading this and seeing there's no solution, I submitted it as a bug report and suggest others do the same. Here's the link to do that: Feature Request/Bug Report Form

Just wanted to add my voice to this thread. I have also found this really annoying and have experienced it with older versions of LR and on my current installation (Windows 10, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC 2015.7 release [1090788]).

User experience: I'm midway through an email when I realise I'm going to need a couple of photos from LR. I fire up LR from the task bar and continue with the email (but already I am bracing myself for the alt-tab battle). LR takes focus - splash screen! I alt-tab back to my email and continue typing. I get maybe 3-4 letters out and then LR steals focus again. I have to hit alt-tab a couple of times and focus flicks between LR and my email. My blood pressure rises. Finally LR finishes loading and generously permits me to continue with my email. The whole episode takes maybe 5-8 seconds, but it happens every time I start Lightroom. Could I change my workflow in order to avoid this (i.e. start LR in the morning while I'm getting coffee)? Sure, but why does LR/PS get to dictate this to me? It doesn't happen with any other applications.

This is the kind of problem that is completely unglamorous and is met with eyerolls and "just get over it" from the development team, but which is a daily irritation for many users. Sure, we could just define this as 'not a problem' and the people responsible could continue adding exciting new features, but sometimes it's the basics that the users will really appreciate.

This is still ongoing, and still very very frustrating. I swore out loud today in anger and my co-worker asked me what prompted the swearing. I explained my concern and he noted that he has the same annoyances with the Creative Cloud products.

Photoshop CC 2016 this behaviour is still happening. Distruptive especially as Photoshop takes time to load.