Win32 SetForegroundWindow unreliable

Question

I have a rather complex series of applications which depend on the ability to switch applications in the foreground.

My problem is, every 5 or 6 times of switching t

Answer 1

We had a similar problem a couple of years ago. We could solve it by the following function call:

SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT, 0, 0, SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE);

Give it a try. See the documentation here.