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Question

What could be causing my random tab outs?

May 7, 2017 7:38PM PDT

I randomly get tabbed out of fullscreen applications almost like clockwork every day. It usually occurs twice in a row and I haven't been able to find out what's causing it. I'm running Windows 8 on an Alienware 15 Laptop.

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That's not enough to diagnose.
May 7, 2017 8:09PM PDT
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I can't even remember
May 7, 2017 8:26PM PDT

It's been like this for so long, I can't think of a time when it didn't happen. I wasn't sure if there were any common programs that may cause this, or if there is a scheduled task that I've overlooked and should check again. I'll try the focus tracker though, thanks for the tip.