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In Windows 7, several Steam games place themselves on top of all windows. Alt+Tab works. It brings up the list of windows and if I hover the mouse on top of an icon, the window eventually shows on top of the game. But if I click it, the game places itself on top again.

(This is actually inconsistent. Because sometimes, with no pattern that I can notice, I manage to switch applications.)

With one specific game, resorting to Ctrl+Alt+Esc to minimize the window from there is not helping. The game screen in simply replaced by a plain white frame that remains on top.

I'm aware of at least one third-party application that could possibly solve that. But I would appreciate if someone could help me find a solution that didn't involve installing third-party software -- especially one that doesn't seem to have been maintained in 13 years.

phuclv
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  • Complain to the game's developer (or uninstall the thing?) – Steve Rindsberg Dec 31 '16 at 18:06
  • That's one way, sure. But not really the solution I'm looking for. –  Jan 01 '17 at 12:58
  • there's no built-in solution in Windows regarding changing a window's on top status. It's just about setting a flag so an old software work just as well, unless MS decided to completely change how the program windows are handled, which can't happen – phuclv Sep 09 '18 at 02:06
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    Possible duplicate of [Disable window always-on-top](https://superuser.com/questions/176394/disable-window-always-on-top) – phuclv Sep 09 '18 at 02:07

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