Keeping a window topmost

[Andy]

Hi everyone,

I have a simple program which has one windows, and I use the topmost setting to ensure this windows is the one a person sees.

In Win 10, it works perfectly, but in Win 7 when running task manager, that appears on top instead.

How can I ensure this windows is always on top of all the others?

Thanks,
Andy.

[LarryMc]

I've never had that situation.
I'm still running win7 so I'll set up that situation when I get up tomorrow and have a look-see.

[Andy]

Thanks Larry, go get some sleep!

[Egil]

Andy,

Discovered the same here a couple of years ago. On Windows7/Pro is does not matter whether you set Task Manager to always on top or not. It is just always on  top.
But on Windows 10 I was able to set Task Manager to "always on top" or not. So I just assumed that the Task Manager settings did not work properly on win7.


Egil

[LarryMc]

Andy
I don't know the exact scenario you are wanting to set up in win7 but it seems to me that things are working the way I would want them to work.
I created a program(the most recent one I helped Egil with) and added the @TOPMOST flag to the main window.
Since none of the other apps I have running have their @TOPMOST flag set Egil's program stays on top no matter which of the other apps I select.

I select CTRL-ALT-DEL to start TASK MGR and it opens the Task Mgr and it covers Egil's program (overriding that @TOPMOST flag with the task mgr's @TOPMOST flag ). So that duplicates your complaint.

But I'm of the opinion that if I open the task mgr I want it to over ride everything else going on on the screen so I think that would be the proper thing to do.

But to your point, I found that once I finished doing whatever I wanted to do in task mgr if I clicked any other app then Egil's app would regain its topmost status. And that includes clicking the minimized icons in the task bar.

[LarryMc]

Andy,
Can you shed some light on the scenario where you would want to have your window always stay on top of the task mgr window?

The major down side, as I see it, if you made your window full screen, a user would never be able to get to the task mgr.

That would be a no-no.

[Andy]

Thanks everyone,

It seems in this instance all the computers that will use this program (for a junior school) are windows 10, so that makes it easier as the problem has gone away.

[Andy]

Seems I might just be making a little head way as a freelance programmer.

The headmaster is abosultly thrilled with the program I've written, this will certainly help children to stay safe whilst using a computer.

And that can only be a good thing!

First time I've ever got 10 out of 10 from a headmaster. Lol

Andy.

[Egil]

Sounds great Andy.

Congratulations!


Egil