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A background process/program steals focus from my currently active application. It disturbs me a lot when I type in an app or control an app using keyboard or play online flash games in full-screen.
I want to remove this program from my PC, but I'm unable to detect it. I've analyzed all processes & scanned for viruses. All things are right from this side.
I don't want to change focus behavior using registry tweak. Please, help me detecting that app..

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Logically, the application that has stolen the input focus is the application that has the input focus after it has been stolen. So state in your question what window on the screen actually receives the input focus when this happens. That will help other people to tell you what is stealing the input focus. – JdeBP Jun 23 '11 at 16:36
Are you sure you don't have problems with your keyboard? I had a similar problem with left windows key and left alt key (they remained pressed from time to time. After I replaced the keyboard it was ok. – Nicu Zecheru Jun 23 '11 at 17:31
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This is a known bug in Windows 7 when 3rd party programs are poorly written, start removing items from startup using msconfig, it will be a process of elimination and will take time. – Moab Jun 23 '11 at 20:40
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Untrue. Quite a few more keystrokes will be available. Alt+Space will bring up the system menu of the focus-stealing application's window, for example. – JdeBP Jun 24 '11 at 10:02
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@ Sachin Sheckhar, Yup, its a bug for sure, many complaints out there for this exact issue, its always a 3rd party software or driver causing it, but its not supposed to happen in W7, but it does. – Moab Jun 27 '11 at 22:47
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Now, there's no need to answer. The problem has been fixed.
At the time of focus stealing, I pressed "Alt+F4" & instantly spotted exiting process from Process Explorer. Done!

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I'm curious which program keep stealing focus. . . – surfasb Jul 11 '11 at 19:06
Gladinet Cloud Drive. It generally maps online accounts at start-up, but at the time of problem, it failed to log in to Windows Live SkyDrive because of password change. It was re-trying again-n-again with focus stealing! – Sachin Shekhar Jul 13 '11 at 22:36
Interesting . . . – surfasb Jul 14 '11 at 4:19
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