David Candy wrote:

> ForegroundLockTimeout
> HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop
>
> Data type Range Default value
> REG_DWORD Time in milliseconds 200000
>
> Description
> Specifies the time, following user input, during which the system
> will not allow applications to force themselves into the foreground.
>
> Windows doesn't change things, why would you think that. Type Clean
> Boot Troubleshooting in Help while online and follow the long and
> boring instructions. Or try regmon from www.sysinternals.com (edit
> menu - Log Boot), or set auditing on the key and read in event log
> what wrote to it.

Thank you, David and Mungo. I will try the suggestions.

Hans L

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