New windows program does not open in front

I'm having a problem with Windows 7 not allowing not new programs that I begin to open at the front.  This happens not all the time.  Most of the time system works very well, but I've noticed when I have several windows open with several programs all running at the same time, he decides to take action and new windows will not open in front.  I have an external display connected to my laptop Dell Precision.

When this happens, I notice Outlook seems to be dominate what he won't let any other window open in front of him, so I have to in order to see the other windows.  My Adobe programs do the same thing, IE. Photoshop, dreamweaver, illustrator, etc.

When it happens, I also tried the option tab of the window to scroll through open windows and select the one that I would have in mind, but even if I can scroll through windows, when I stop and select the window I want to work on, he won't come to the top.  It's VERY frustrating when I work and a small window opens behind the window, I'm working on and I can not select the prompt window so it freezes ultimately my job because I can not move the program window, because an open window that I can't get to.  Is an example, you are working on a file and you want to save, you click on save and the dialogue window opens behind, asking where to save it to.  You can't get to the prompt window so you cannot tell him where to save it and can not minimize the file you are working, therefore, stop the entire program, hoping that it backs up automatically and pick up then from there.

When this happens, the only way I can fix it is to restart my computer.  I tried settings regedit to fix it and those who did not.  Any help would be appreciated.  It is difficult to diagnose the problem, as it rarely happens so I can't recreate the environment in which he begins the questions.

Hello

Please contact Microsoft Community. I understand most of the time when you open a new program it does not appear at the top of the screen. This can happen due to the entriesor of incorrect registry due to corruption in the system of Windows. file So I will help you solve the problem. So I will help you solve the problem.

Please follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1:
Start your computer in a clean boot because it allows to start the computer with the minimum set of drivers and startup programs and check if that helps. See the link below to run clean boot: 
How to perform a clean boot in Windows

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135  
 
Note: After troubleshooting, refer to the section «How to reset the computer to start normally after a boot minimum troubleshooting»

Step 2:

Check the registry settings if there are all variations of the default value , change default and check if the problem is resolved:

  1. Press Windows + R, type regedit in the box open called to run and click on ok.
  2. Open the key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
  3. Now in the window of the registry editor in the pane right, you will find the keys to the foreground Flash Count and foreground Lock timeout.

Check out the links below and check the default values on your computer. Check if you have the same values as shown in the links below:

ForegroundFlashCount

http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc957205.aspx

ForegroundLockTimeout

http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc957208.aspx

Note: Serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756

If the problem persists, then move to step 2.

Step 3:

Let flow Sfc and check as it helps to find corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. Please visit the below mentioned link to run sfc:

Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

Hope this information is useful. Please get back to us for assistance.

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