How to prevent on-screen keyboard from focus on last window minimize on it

Hi,

For us to isolate this issue, allow us to ask a few questions that would help us to address it.

• Did you open Google Chrome first, or the on-screen keyboard?
• Have you tried opening the on-screen keyboard first and check if it focuses on the last window opened?

For more information on how to use the On-screen keyboard, check out this link.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards.

I am having the same issue in Windows 8.1, using the Accessibility On-Screen Keyboard, the windowed one which was also in Windows 7 (as osk.exe), not the new keyboard that comes up in Windows 8 and takes up half screen (showing only a subset of keys).

As reported, the issue is that the keyboard remembers the last application it was used with and brings it back in focus, and types a key, even after you switched to a different application/window. So the key meant for the current window is mistakenly sent to the old window, with unintended results, and before that the focus is shifted to that window, so you have to undo the keystroke, shift back focus to the desired window, and try again, which usually works but it's annoying.

The only workaround I found is to completely close the on-screen keyboard every time after use, even if I know I'll need it in a minute, and restart it again every time. This works, but it is not ideal since the keyboard is one of those utilities you may wish to keep open all the time.

The options are one single dialog and nothing seems related to this issue.

I had this issue for a few weeks.

Any advice?

Hi

• I believe It does not depend if Google Chrome open first or On-Screen Keyboard.
• On-screen keyboard focus on last window minimize on it (when minimized On-screen keyboard to taskbar and switch to another window) and click On-screen keyboard icon in taskbar to maximize it and it will switch to old window instead of the new window.

I was able to repeat the issue using this steps :

1- Open Google Chrome First
2- Open On-Screen Keyboard
3- Open Notepad (Do Not Minimize)

4- Minimize On-Screen Keyboard to Taskbar

4- Click on Google Chrome Taskbar Icon to Make Window Active
5- Google Chrome Window is Active New
6- Click On-Screen Keyboard Taskbar Icon (To Maximize it)
7- On-Screen Keyboard Should Focus on "Google Chrome" But Instead of it Focus on Notepad

Please Notes :

All this programs are pinned in taskbar.

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This seems odd as we've replicated what you've experienced, and the on-screen keyboard did work on whichever window we switch to. With that, we suggest performing a clean boot to help us eliminate any software conflicts that may have caused this behavior. Make sure to select the appropriate operating system.

Let us know if you encounter any other issues while performing it so we can further assist you.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards.

Hi again.

Please notes this issue in windows 8 and windows 8.1 (I don't know about windows 10)

Update!
On-Screen Keyboard focus on last window minimize on it until the mouse arrow enter On-Screen Keyboard (the mouse touch On-Screen Keyboard)

Please Notes :

I disabled all services and startup programs and restart windows
this issue in On-Screen Keyboard itself, and there isn't any programs caused this behavior

Please make sure to see this video to understand On-Screen Keyboard behavior

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B08cm7OpAebteDF1UllUNWVtOFU

I'm Using Windows 8.1 Pro