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Approximately after last big creator update, I noticed that some windows become "click-through", that is, when I try to click something in a window, what is actually clicked is behind it (which is invisible until you click it).



If it's another window that was behind it comes to the top, if it's desktop and you manage to double click an icon - that app will come up, etc. The click to the visible window on top do not register.



So far it happened to Google Chrome and Steam. It happens appropriately once a day, I was not able to determine what causes it. If you close the affected app and re-open it the effect goes away.



Any idea how I could track down, why this keeps happening?



Update: Just to avoid answer that suggest to "reboot" or "reinstall windows", here is what I tried:




  • Antivirus check - pass

  • chkdsk check - pass

  • SFC /Scannow - pass

  • Windows Update - latest


PC is being re-booted regularly.










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    I have the same issue. It happens to my Battle.net client and is extremely irritating.
    – Dois
    Dec 15 '17 at 3:44










  • I'm still getting this. No obvious fix. Pain in the ass.
    – darylknight
    Mar 28 at 9:21
















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Approximately after last big creator update, I noticed that some windows become "click-through", that is, when I try to click something in a window, what is actually clicked is behind it (which is invisible until you click it).



If it's another window that was behind it comes to the top, if it's desktop and you manage to double click an icon - that app will come up, etc. The click to the visible window on top do not register.



So far it happened to Google Chrome and Steam. It happens appropriately once a day, I was not able to determine what causes it. If you close the affected app and re-open it the effect goes away.



Any idea how I could track down, why this keeps happening?



Update: Just to avoid answer that suggest to "reboot" or "reinstall windows", here is what I tried:




  • Antivirus check - pass

  • chkdsk check - pass

  • SFC /Scannow - pass

  • Windows Update - latest


PC is being re-booted regularly.










share|improve this question




















  • 1




    I have the same issue. It happens to my Battle.net client and is extremely irritating.
    – Dois
    Dec 15 '17 at 3:44










  • I'm still getting this. No obvious fix. Pain in the ass.
    – darylknight
    Mar 28 at 9:21














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Approximately after last big creator update, I noticed that some windows become "click-through", that is, when I try to click something in a window, what is actually clicked is behind it (which is invisible until you click it).



If it's another window that was behind it comes to the top, if it's desktop and you manage to double click an icon - that app will come up, etc. The click to the visible window on top do not register.



So far it happened to Google Chrome and Steam. It happens appropriately once a day, I was not able to determine what causes it. If you close the affected app and re-open it the effect goes away.



Any idea how I could track down, why this keeps happening?



Update: Just to avoid answer that suggest to "reboot" or "reinstall windows", here is what I tried:




  • Antivirus check - pass

  • chkdsk check - pass

  • SFC /Scannow - pass

  • Windows Update - latest


PC is being re-booted regularly.










share|improve this question















Approximately after last big creator update, I noticed that some windows become "click-through", that is, when I try to click something in a window, what is actually clicked is behind it (which is invisible until you click it).



If it's another window that was behind it comes to the top, if it's desktop and you manage to double click an icon - that app will come up, etc. The click to the visible window on top do not register.



So far it happened to Google Chrome and Steam. It happens appropriately once a day, I was not able to determine what causes it. If you close the affected app and re-open it the effect goes away.



Any idea how I could track down, why this keeps happening?



Update: Just to avoid answer that suggest to "reboot" or "reinstall windows", here is what I tried:




  • Antivirus check - pass

  • chkdsk check - pass

  • SFC /Scannow - pass

  • Windows Update - latest


PC is being re-booted regularly.







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    I have the same issue. It happens to my Battle.net client and is extremely irritating.
    – Dois
    Dec 15 '17 at 3:44










  • I'm still getting this. No obvious fix. Pain in the ass.
    – darylknight
    Mar 28 at 9:21














  • 1




    I have the same issue. It happens to my Battle.net client and is extremely irritating.
    – Dois
    Dec 15 '17 at 3:44










  • I'm still getting this. No obvious fix. Pain in the ass.
    – darylknight
    Mar 28 at 9:21








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I have the same issue. It happens to my Battle.net client and is extremely irritating.
– Dois
Dec 15 '17 at 3:44




I have the same issue. It happens to my Battle.net client and is extremely irritating.
– Dois
Dec 15 '17 at 3:44












I'm still getting this. No obvious fix. Pain in the ass.
– darylknight
Mar 28 at 9:21




I'm still getting this. No obvious fix. Pain in the ass.
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I have that bug too. Only fix afaik is downgrading to a pre 1709 version. A temporary workaround is hitting Win+D twice or reloading the vga driver with CTRL+Shift+Win+B or minimizing and maximizing the affected windows.






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    I've recently been experiencing this as well - your double win+d solution fixed the immediate symptom. Thanks for the workaround until a real answer appears.
    – Big Luke
    Feb 15 at 12:03










  • Thank you, CTRL+Shift+Win+B worked for me. Great advice!
    – Andrew Savinykh
    Mar 2 at 5:29












  • That's the command to restart the GPU. Have y'all checked for updated graphics drivers for your systems?
    – music2myear
    May 17 at 21:31










  • This seems to happen after my son plays Fortnite - only solution previously was a reboot - double Win+D seems to have solved it.
    – jmc
    Nov 10 at 21:17



















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Try to use DISM.EXE to check/repair system files:




  1. Scan to check for corruption:


Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth




  1. Check to see whether any corruption has been dethatched:


Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth




  1. If it is repairable, type below command(make sure that system built-in Windows Update is working as below command using Windows Update to provide the files that are required to fix corruptions):


DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth



>So far it happened to Google Chrome and Steam.



If it happens on specific software/program, try to have an reparation installation, or re-installation and check the result.






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    Have had the same issue recently on Win 10 1803 with a Logitech G403 mouse on a Surface Book 2 - sometimes touch input would work nevertheless, sometimes it wouldn't. Win+L, then signing back in works for me to restore functionality - so does Ctrl+Alt+Del, then simply dismissing the screen that opens.






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      I just now had this happen to me in audacity and was able to make it start responding again by alt-tabbing through all my programs a couple times and ending up in audacity again. Not a very good solution, but it worked in a pinch.






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        You might have to do a fresh re-installation of Windows to fix the error. Or you can run chkdsk (check disk) which checks your system for errors. To do this, press (Win Key + R), type cmd and press enter. As soon as the Command Prompt window pops up, type chkdsk and press enter. It might take a while for the utility to check your whole system.






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        • Obviously he knows about reinstalling windows, and as for chkdsk, If you had had that problem or heard of that problem and heard of that solution working then mention it but you have not. And it's not the kind of thing that a hard drive or data corruption issue causes at all.
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        I have that bug too. Only fix afaik is downgrading to a pre 1709 version. A temporary workaround is hitting Win+D twice or reloading the vga driver with CTRL+Shift+Win+B or minimizing and maximizing the affected windows.






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          I've recently been experiencing this as well - your double win+d solution fixed the immediate symptom. Thanks for the workaround until a real answer appears.
          – Big Luke
          Feb 15 at 12:03










        • Thank you, CTRL+Shift+Win+B worked for me. Great advice!
          – Andrew Savinykh
          Mar 2 at 5:29












        • That's the command to restart the GPU. Have y'all checked for updated graphics drivers for your systems?
          – music2myear
          May 17 at 21:31










        • This seems to happen after my son plays Fortnite - only solution previously was a reboot - double Win+D seems to have solved it.
          – jmc
          Nov 10 at 21:17
















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        I have that bug too. Only fix afaik is downgrading to a pre 1709 version. A temporary workaround is hitting Win+D twice or reloading the vga driver with CTRL+Shift+Win+B or minimizing and maximizing the affected windows.






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        • 1




          I've recently been experiencing this as well - your double win+d solution fixed the immediate symptom. Thanks for the workaround until a real answer appears.
          – Big Luke
          Feb 15 at 12:03










        • Thank you, CTRL+Shift+Win+B worked for me. Great advice!
          – Andrew Savinykh
          Mar 2 at 5:29












        • That's the command to restart the GPU. Have y'all checked for updated graphics drivers for your systems?
          – music2myear
          May 17 at 21:31










        • This seems to happen after my son plays Fortnite - only solution previously was a reboot - double Win+D seems to have solved it.
          – jmc
          Nov 10 at 21:17














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        I have that bug too. Only fix afaik is downgrading to a pre 1709 version. A temporary workaround is hitting Win+D twice or reloading the vga driver with CTRL+Shift+Win+B or minimizing and maximizing the affected windows.






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        I have that bug too. Only fix afaik is downgrading to a pre 1709 version. A temporary workaround is hitting Win+D twice or reloading the vga driver with CTRL+Shift+Win+B or minimizing and maximizing the affected windows.







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          I've recently been experiencing this as well - your double win+d solution fixed the immediate symptom. Thanks for the workaround until a real answer appears.
          – Big Luke
          Feb 15 at 12:03










        • Thank you, CTRL+Shift+Win+B worked for me. Great advice!
          – Andrew Savinykh
          Mar 2 at 5:29












        • That's the command to restart the GPU. Have y'all checked for updated graphics drivers for your systems?
          – music2myear
          May 17 at 21:31










        • This seems to happen after my son plays Fortnite - only solution previously was a reboot - double Win+D seems to have solved it.
          – jmc
          Nov 10 at 21:17














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          I've recently been experiencing this as well - your double win+d solution fixed the immediate symptom. Thanks for the workaround until a real answer appears.
          – Big Luke
          Feb 15 at 12:03










        • Thank you, CTRL+Shift+Win+B worked for me. Great advice!
          – Andrew Savinykh
          Mar 2 at 5:29












        • That's the command to restart the GPU. Have y'all checked for updated graphics drivers for your systems?
          – music2myear
          May 17 at 21:31










        • This seems to happen after my son plays Fortnite - only solution previously was a reboot - double Win+D seems to have solved it.
          – jmc
          Nov 10 at 21:17








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        I've recently been experiencing this as well - your double win+d solution fixed the immediate symptom. Thanks for the workaround until a real answer appears.
        – Big Luke
        Feb 15 at 12:03




        I've recently been experiencing this as well - your double win+d solution fixed the immediate symptom. Thanks for the workaround until a real answer appears.
        – Big Luke
        Feb 15 at 12:03












        Thank you, CTRL+Shift+Win+B worked for me. Great advice!
        – Andrew Savinykh
        Mar 2 at 5:29






        Thank you, CTRL+Shift+Win+B worked for me. Great advice!
        – Andrew Savinykh
        Mar 2 at 5:29














        That's the command to restart the GPU. Have y'all checked for updated graphics drivers for your systems?
        – music2myear
        May 17 at 21:31




        That's the command to restart the GPU. Have y'all checked for updated graphics drivers for your systems?
        – music2myear
        May 17 at 21:31












        This seems to happen after my son plays Fortnite - only solution previously was a reboot - double Win+D seems to have solved it.
        – jmc
        Nov 10 at 21:17




        This seems to happen after my son plays Fortnite - only solution previously was a reboot - double Win+D seems to have solved it.
        – jmc
        Nov 10 at 21:17













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        Try to use DISM.EXE to check/repair system files:




        1. Scan to check for corruption:


        Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth




        1. Check to see whether any corruption has been dethatched:


        Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth




        1. If it is repairable, type below command(make sure that system built-in Windows Update is working as below command using Windows Update to provide the files that are required to fix corruptions):


        DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth



        >So far it happened to Google Chrome and Steam.



        If it happens on specific software/program, try to have an reparation installation, or re-installation and check the result.






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          Try to use DISM.EXE to check/repair system files:




          1. Scan to check for corruption:


          Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth




          1. Check to see whether any corruption has been dethatched:


          Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth




          1. If it is repairable, type below command(make sure that system built-in Windows Update is working as below command using Windows Update to provide the files that are required to fix corruptions):


          DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth



          >So far it happened to Google Chrome and Steam.



          If it happens on specific software/program, try to have an reparation installation, or re-installation and check the result.






          share|improve this answer
























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            Try to use DISM.EXE to check/repair system files:




            1. Scan to check for corruption:


            Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth




            1. Check to see whether any corruption has been dethatched:


            Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth




            1. If it is repairable, type below command(make sure that system built-in Windows Update is working as below command using Windows Update to provide the files that are required to fix corruptions):


            DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth



            >So far it happened to Google Chrome and Steam.



            If it happens on specific software/program, try to have an reparation installation, or re-installation and check the result.






            share|improve this answer












            Try to use DISM.EXE to check/repair system files:




            1. Scan to check for corruption:


            Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth




            1. Check to see whether any corruption has been dethatched:


            Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth




            1. If it is repairable, type below command(make sure that system built-in Windows Update is working as below command using Windows Update to provide the files that are required to fix corruptions):


            DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth



            >So far it happened to Google Chrome and Steam.



            If it happens on specific software/program, try to have an reparation installation, or re-installation and check the result.







            share|improve this answer












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                Have had the same issue recently on Win 10 1803 with a Logitech G403 mouse on a Surface Book 2 - sometimes touch input would work nevertheless, sometimes it wouldn't. Win+L, then signing back in works for me to restore functionality - so does Ctrl+Alt+Del, then simply dismissing the screen that opens.






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                  Have had the same issue recently on Win 10 1803 with a Logitech G403 mouse on a Surface Book 2 - sometimes touch input would work nevertheless, sometimes it wouldn't. Win+L, then signing back in works for me to restore functionality - so does Ctrl+Alt+Del, then simply dismissing the screen that opens.






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                    Have had the same issue recently on Win 10 1803 with a Logitech G403 mouse on a Surface Book 2 - sometimes touch input would work nevertheless, sometimes it wouldn't. Win+L, then signing back in works for me to restore functionality - so does Ctrl+Alt+Del, then simply dismissing the screen that opens.






                    share|improve this answer












                    Have had the same issue recently on Win 10 1803 with a Logitech G403 mouse on a Surface Book 2 - sometimes touch input would work nevertheless, sometimes it wouldn't. Win+L, then signing back in works for me to restore functionality - so does Ctrl+Alt+Del, then simply dismissing the screen that opens.







                    share|improve this answer












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                        I just now had this happen to me in audacity and was able to make it start responding again by alt-tabbing through all my programs a couple times and ending up in audacity again. Not a very good solution, but it worked in a pinch.






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                          I just now had this happen to me in audacity and was able to make it start responding again by alt-tabbing through all my programs a couple times and ending up in audacity again. Not a very good solution, but it worked in a pinch.






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                            I just now had this happen to me in audacity and was able to make it start responding again by alt-tabbing through all my programs a couple times and ending up in audacity again. Not a very good solution, but it worked in a pinch.






                            share|improve this answer












                            I just now had this happen to me in audacity and was able to make it start responding again by alt-tabbing through all my programs a couple times and ending up in audacity again. Not a very good solution, but it worked in a pinch.







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                                You might have to do a fresh re-installation of Windows to fix the error. Or you can run chkdsk (check disk) which checks your system for errors. To do this, press (Win Key + R), type cmd and press enter. As soon as the Command Prompt window pops up, type chkdsk and press enter. It might take a while for the utility to check your whole system.






                                share|improve this answer





















                                • Obviously he knows about reinstalling windows, and as for chkdsk, If you had had that problem or heard of that problem and heard of that solution working then mention it but you have not. And it's not the kind of thing that a hard drive or data corruption issue causes at all.
                                  – barlop
                                  Dec 12 '17 at 1:10


















                                -2














                                You might have to do a fresh re-installation of Windows to fix the error. Or you can run chkdsk (check disk) which checks your system for errors. To do this, press (Win Key + R), type cmd and press enter. As soon as the Command Prompt window pops up, type chkdsk and press enter. It might take a while for the utility to check your whole system.






                                share|improve this answer





















                                • Obviously he knows about reinstalling windows, and as for chkdsk, If you had had that problem or heard of that problem and heard of that solution working then mention it but you have not. And it's not the kind of thing that a hard drive or data corruption issue causes at all.
                                  – barlop
                                  Dec 12 '17 at 1:10
















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                                You might have to do a fresh re-installation of Windows to fix the error. Or you can run chkdsk (check disk) which checks your system for errors. To do this, press (Win Key + R), type cmd and press enter. As soon as the Command Prompt window pops up, type chkdsk and press enter. It might take a while for the utility to check your whole system.






                                share|improve this answer












                                You might have to do a fresh re-installation of Windows to fix the error. Or you can run chkdsk (check disk) which checks your system for errors. To do this, press (Win Key + R), type cmd and press enter. As soon as the Command Prompt window pops up, type chkdsk and press enter. It might take a while for the utility to check your whole system.







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                                • Obviously he knows about reinstalling windows, and as for chkdsk, If you had had that problem or heard of that problem and heard of that solution working then mention it but you have not. And it's not the kind of thing that a hard drive or data corruption issue causes at all.
                                  – barlop
                                  Dec 12 '17 at 1:10




















                                • Obviously he knows about reinstalling windows, and as for chkdsk, If you had had that problem or heard of that problem and heard of that solution working then mention it but you have not. And it's not the kind of thing that a hard drive or data corruption issue causes at all.
                                  – barlop
                                  Dec 12 '17 at 1:10


















                                Obviously he knows about reinstalling windows, and as for chkdsk, If you had had that problem or heard of that problem and heard of that solution working then mention it but you have not. And it's not the kind of thing that a hard drive or data corruption issue causes at all.
                                – barlop
                                Dec 12 '17 at 1:10






                                Obviously he knows about reinstalling windows, and as for chkdsk, If you had had that problem or heard of that problem and heard of that solution working then mention it but you have not. And it's not the kind of thing that a hard drive or data corruption issue causes at all.
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