Questions tagged [always-on-top]
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How to keep any Window "Always on Top"? [duplicate]
Some software have an option for their window to be "Always on Top". Is there any way to get the same functionality for any window.
Let me give an example where this would be useful.
Suppose I have a ...
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"Show Desktop" sometimes sets a window to "always on top"
No worries, not another "where is my show desktop button gone" question.
What I found under Windows 7, when you use the "Show Desktop" feature (I prefer the ⊞ Win + D shortcut) and then bring all ...
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Windows are acting as if they are "always on top"
I'm running Windows 8.1 x64 (Verssion 6.3, Build 9600). Starting yesterday and ever since (despite restarts and so on), my windows have been almost-constantly behaving as if they are set to "always on ...
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Is it possible to get the Ubuntu 'Always on top' functionality in Windows? [duplicate]
In Ubuntu when you right click on a window, you get the option to keep it 'Always on Top'. This is incredibly useful sometimes when I want a window to take up the whole desktop (e.g. Internet Browser) ...
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Keep a window always on top in Mac OS X
In Linux I can right click on any window, and there is an option I can select to keep the window on top of other Windows. Does Mac OS X have this kind of functionality? If not, then is there some kind ...
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Disable window always-on-top
Is there a handy powertoy-like program I can use to kill the always-on-top mode of the most bothersome windows?
Too bad that the programs I find useful and like to co-exist with other open programs (...
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Local taskbar visible during remote desktop fullscreen
When I do remote desktop fullscreen connection on Windows 10 local host to Windows 7 remote host, the local task bar will not get covered by the RDP window as it used to be. It remains visible on top ...
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Why does Visual Studio run in "Always on top" mode?
My copy of Visual Studio seems to be set in "Always On Top" Mode. It runs this way by default; there seems to be no way of changing it.
Visual Studio runs as Administrator/Elevated, but that really ...
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Windows 7 feature or freeware to keep a window always beneath others
Some programs e.g. GridMove and XNeat allow users to keep a given window above other windows using an "Always On Top" command. Is there a way to do the reverse i.e. "Always At The Bottom" with any ...
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Why does VMWare Player always appear "always on top" of other windows?
I use VMWare-Player at work. The virtualization is very useful, but I have one major pet peeve with VMWare.
My workstation has two monitors. I usually have VMWare running full-screen on one monitor....
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Menu item from closed program stays on top
Sometimes some programs leave a remnant of a menu-item or a button behind on my screen.
It usually shows on top of everything, which makes this pretty annoying.
Closing the program does not remove ...
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