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dekkerslade
dekkerslade
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March 10, 2017
Question

[win10 bug?] Photoshop steals window focus FOUR times while loading

  • March 10, 2017
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I usually multi-task while working and always have multiple programs open.

I've found that whenever I load photoshop, and then switch to another window while photoshop loads (chrome, illustrator, anything) -- photoshop will then take window focus/priority on four separate occasions during the loading sequence.

It's really annoying and feels like a bug. Does this happen to anyone else?

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User Unknow
User Unknow
Legend
August 24, 2017

I also have same issue. Win7, Win10 - Ps getting focus 4-7 times during loading. This is annoying

Trevor.Dennis
Community Expert
Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 24, 2017

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Anton+Azarov  wrote

I also have same issue. Win7, Win10 - Ps getting focus 4-7 times during loading. This is annoying

Yes, everyone has it.  Have you posted about it on the Feedback site linked to above?  There is no point telling us about it here. There is every point in swamping the feedback site thread with so many posts that they can't ignore it.  Squeaky Wheels Get Oiled.

davescm
Community Expert
davescmCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 18, 2017

Anyone noticed this appears to be fixed , at least here on Windows 10 , with the latest CC2018 release

Dave

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merkaba48
Participant
June 14, 2017

Yes, I also have this problem, and it's terribly frustrating when opening PS or multiple files. It prevents me from doing anything else with my computer until it's finished.

Trevor.Dennis
Community Expert
Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 10, 2017

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Dekker+Slade  wrote

Does this happen to anyone else?

I'm actually wondering if you have posted on this subject before, because I can remember a near identical Subject line a while back.

Nope.  I just searched and at least two other people have posted about it

Re: Stop Photoshop from stealing focus when starting?

Re: Photoshop start up steals application focus five times

But to save you time, it is a known issue being looked into

Photoshop: When launching Photoshop it recurringly takes focus from another application/task (Windows) | Photoshop Famil…

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    frodo151
    Participant
    June 21, 2017

    From:  Jeffrey Tranberry, Sr. Product Manager, Digital Imaging

    Official Response

    "We're investigating this issue. Thanks."

    This is not an acceptable answer.FIX YOUR SOFTWARE! We all pay a lot of money just to be able to use your software. You have been investigating this issue for over 8 months and longer since this has been an issue with Photoshop CC 2016 also.
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      stardefender
      Participating Frequently
      July 31, 2017

      They probably lack the competence. I can't imagine any other reason why this would take so long.


      I think it's too difficult to fix the problem, and they're focusing resources on other stuff - cloud version of Lightroom, their Ai assistant (sensei), XD, etc... Probably they're working on a different version of photoshop software all togheter, written from the scratch. That would mean ignoring the difficult to fix bugs of the actual version, leaving the users frustrated until a new option will be available.

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