Keyboard Button Opens New Window Under Others

I have an app, RPN_Calculator.exe, that I’d like to execute upon hitting my keyboard’s “calculator” button.
Setting Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center’s Calculator button to:
opens the program, but it is hidden by other open programs. Surrounding that string with quotes makes no difference.
[Creating a desktop shortcut:
works just fine.]
Clicking on the .exe from File explorer works just fine.
Creating a batch file containing:
works just fine.
But when plugging the batch file into the MS Mouse and Keyboard Center’s calculator button still causes the calculator to fly under other open windows.

Help would be appreciated!

Hello, to make the program open in the foreground, you could try adding a command to the macro, to bring it to the front, such as Alt + Tab or Win key + number.

What was the behaviour of the calculator that used to be run by that keyboard button?
Does RPN Calculator have a support site or user forum that might be able to help you?

Starting the application with a VBScript set to that keyboard button would give you the option of setting it to open with focus i.e. on top of other windows.
For example, RunNotepad.vbs
starts on top of other windows.
So, in your case, you'd want


PowerShell also has good window focus control but PS is slow to respond.


Best of luck,
Denis

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The normal Windows calculator behaves normally.
RPN Calc is an old program. Its user forum hasn’t had any activity in years.
Pinning the calculator to the Taskbar is a good workaround. Whether the program is open or closed, clicking on the Taskbar button causes the program to fly on top of everything else.
(The keyboard calculator button is still a problem. But the Taskbar button is easier to use than the dedicated keyboard button.)
Thanks for everyone's comments.

Why not upgrade to the Latest version? Get RPN Scientific X from the Microsoft Store