topic Re: App not working after ALT-Tab out of a fullscreen Application in Desktop (Windows)

App not working after ALT-Tab out of a fullscreen Application

MG-X — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:21:00 GMT

I was playing some video games and wanted to change music during this. I got the app open on a 2nd screen, but when I ALT-TAB out and try to click it, it doesn't work. It seems as if the window isn't there at all, because if I try to close it and there is a window behind it, that window closes instead. Only happens if the Spotify window is maximized.

Re: App not working after ALT-Tab out of a fullscreen Application

r0bc4ry — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 03:39:52 GMT

I also just started running into this issue in the past week or so. I'll try to Alt+Tab out of a game to find a new song, but Spotify is completely unresponsive. Clicking seems to go "through" the Spotify app and focus any widow that may be behind it on the screen. It's as if the interface is being drawn on the screen but any mouse/keyboard events have no idea the app is there. The only thing that fixes it is to force close Spotify and restart it - extremely annoying.

Re: App not working after ALT-Tab out of a fullscreen Application

en01 — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 16:09:12 GMT

I havn't found a way to fix it, but if you click on spotify a bunch of times in the taskbar it will eventually start responding again.

Re: App not working after ALT-Tab out of a fullscreen Application

wdrenze — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 01:50:04 GMT

I too have run into this issue recently... The only fix I have found is to simply close Spotify and restart it. Not a huge issue since I have a speedy computer, but for many users this could be a genuine pain and less of an annoyance.

Re: App not working after ALT-Tab out of a fullscreen Application

JaceTea — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 11:37:21 GMT

These two threads may help those suffering from the issue:

1. Can't interact with some program windows after closing a true fullscreen game.

and

2. After a fullscreen application is launched, OTHER open windows become unclickable even after closing the fullscreen app.

It didn't work for me, but it does work for others.

Re: App not working after ALT-Tab out of a fullscreen Application

John9n — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 17:44:23 GMT

Assuming this is on windows, clicking the show desktop button in the very bottom right of your screen works for me. Still really annoying though.