Minor but annoying problem using Alt-Tab in Windows

[dj_paige]

• Lightroom Classic 12.3 (and all previous versions of LrC while running Windows 11, as far as I can remember)
• Windows 11 (can't remember if it did this in Windows 10)

Let's suppose I have only two applications open, Microsoft Word and my web browser. In windows, when I press Alt-Tab, I switch from one application to the other. If have three applications open, such as Word, Web Browser and E-mail program, Alt-Tab lets me move to the 2nd app and Alt-Tab twice lets me move to the 3rd app. All as expected.

But if one of those applications open is Lightroom Classic, then Alt-Tab once keeps me in Lightroom Classic. Not expected. I have to Alt-Tab twice to move to the next application that is open. Not expected, and annoying.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Is there a way to fix this so Alt-Tab when I am in Lightroom Classic works as with any other application? Is this a bug?

[johnrellis]

I observe the same thing. See the attached screen recording.

@Rikk Flohr: Photography, please consider moving into Bugs.

[johnrellis]

Also, the problem doesn't occur on Mac with the equivalent Cmd Tab.

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

I am not able to replicate this scenario on Windows 10 or Windows 11. 

[richardplondon]

Not replicated on my Windows 10.

[Rob_Cullen]

My experience is this- If I hold down the [ALT] key, I can [TAB] through all of the open app windows releasing keys when desired screen is highlighted. Which does not seem an annoyance to me.

[dj_paige]

Holding down the Alt key does not make the problem go away on my machine.

I will stick with my opinion that this is annoying. I have used Alt-Tab in Windows for decades, its a habit that I use many times every day in every software, LrC is the only one that displays this issue.

[hirciklemen]

I also have this similar problem with Adobe Lightroom Classic when I use Alt+Tab.

Youtube: Adobe Lightroom Classic Alt+Tab glitch on Windows 11 

Here is another problem with Lightroom Classic on Windows 11. Empty/Blank background process, but not shown on Task manager.

[Rob_Cullen]

Reviewing: I now see the same problem- randomly!  My three scenarios are- when I press [ALT+TAB] once with LrC 'on top'- I can see any of these:

1) The highlighted App (yellow box) moves to the next app on the App thumbnail strip. (as expected)

2) Lightroom-Classic remains highlighted. (As @dj_paige reports)

3) No App is highlighted, until I press [TAB] a second time. (very rarely!)

I cannot suggest a "fix".

[hirciklemen]

Where is Adobe team + dev, to fix this problem? <---(Windows 11 Lightroom Classic Alt+Tab glitchy bug)

So, i have to restart laptop everytime!

[dj_paige]

Based on what information are you declaring this to be a serious/critical vulnerability problem????