Personalization Change ForegroundLockTimeout to Open App window in Front in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the time a new background window will automatically be brought to the foreground (front) for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

ForegroundFlashCount specifies the number of times the taskbar button flashes to notify the user that the system has activated a background window. If the time elapsed since the last user input exceeds the value of the ForegroundLockTimeout entry, the window will automatically be brought to the foreground.

ForegroundLockTimeout specifies the time, following user input, during which the system keeps applications from moving into the foreground.

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Here's How:

1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).

2 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)



3 In the right pane of the Desktop key, double click/tap on the ForegroundLockTimeout DWORD to modify it. (see screenshot above)

4 Select (dot) Decimal, type a number for how many milliseconds you want to keep new app background windows from moving into the foreground, and click/tap on OK.

200000 is the default value.

0 will instantly open the window into the foreground.

5 Close Registry Editor.

6 Restart the computer to apply.


That's it,
Shawn Brink