Strange Windows Behavior

First off: Windows 2004 19041.450 (and what's with the 2004?)
Firefox 79.0

I have just recently noticed that when I open a new window, it appears
behind everything else on the screen, not in front. This always happens
when I open a Private Window, but not always with a regular window. Is this
expected behavior, or do I have something weird going on on my system?

MajorLanGod wrote:

and what's with the 2004?

[20]20[/]04

2-digit year, + 2 digit month. Similar to Ubuntu 20.04 but Canonical
uses a '.' delimiter whereas MS did not.

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Take care,

Jonathan
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LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

MajorLanGod wrote:

First off: Windows 2004 19041.450 (and what's with the 2004?)
Firefox 79.0

I have just recently noticed that when I open a new window, it
appears behind everything else on the screen, not in front. This
always happens when I open a Private Window, but not always with a
regular window. Is this expected behavior, or do I have something
weird going on on my system?

You aren't talking about a new tab?

Does it happen with other windows besides Firefox Windows?

If it's just Firefox, then it's probably a problem with Firefox.

Using Windows 1903, I just right-clicked the Firefox (79.0 (64-bit))
Taskbar icon Open new window, it came up in front of everything
else.

I would try restoring an earlier copy of Windows (disconnected from
the Internet, disabling updates for a time), update Firefox, and see
what happens.

What's with the 2004? It's a number that comes after 1903.

MajorLanGod wrote:

what's with the 2004?

20 from the second 20 in 2020, and 04 from April being 4th month

MajorLanGod wrote:

First off: Windows 2004 19041.450 (and what's with the 2004?)
Firefox 79.0

I have just recently noticed that when I open a new window, it appears
behind everything else on the screen, not in front. This always
happens when I open a Private Window, but not always with a regular
window. Is this expected behavior, or do I have something weird going
on on my system?

Just for Firefox, or also for opening multiple windows for other
programs?

If just for Firefox, go into its options, and for each extension make
sure it is disabled for use in inprivate mode. Reload Firefox and
retest.

If that doesn't help, disable all extensions you installed into Firefox,
and retest.

If that doesn't help, create a new clean profile in Firefox (settings -.
Help - Troubleshooting - Refresh), and retest.

If that doesn't help, see if a clean boot (aka safe mode) of Windows 10
eliminates the interference which could be caused by a startup program.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...oot-in-windows

Did you install the 2004 feature update because it showed up as
available for your computer under Settings - Update & Security? Or did
you force an update by downloading the update from Microsoft's catalog
site, and installing yourself? There are still problems with 2004; see:

https://wccftech.com/and-it-begins-a...n-issues-list/
(updated 8/5/2020)

Some known issues are still in "investigating" status, which means they
have not yet been resolved. Some "resolved" issues got fixed after
applying the 2004 update, and some fixes are still in review status, so
not yet available.

Feature updates are not forced. WU will notify you that one is
available, but not install it unless you choose. Since future updates
may be dependent on past update installations, they could stay pending
until you install the prior dependent updates. That's okay by me.
Means I might not have to apply updates until whenever I decide to
install the 2004 update (unless they also apply to the 1909 version I
currently have installed). Until I see much better resolution coverage
on the 2004 feature update, I'm not installing it.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...0-version-2004

After reading that, there's nothing that I need in the 2004 update, some
don't apply until I build my next computer with the required hardware or
replace some hardware, like the wifi cable modem to support wifi v6 and
wpa3, some features only apply to the Pro and Enterprise editions of
Windows 10 and not to my Home edition, and some features I've disabled
(e.g., Cortana, Delivery Optimization), so I don't care about
improvements to them. There's no bang-for-the-buck for me to move to
the 2004 version, but there still possible gotchas.

John Doe wrote:
What's with the 2004? It's a number that comes after 1903.

I think you mean 1993

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Take care,

Jonathan
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LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

I mean "a number that comes before 2004", obviously.

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"Jonathan N. Little" wrote:

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John Doe wrote:
What's with the 2004? It's a number that comes after 1903.

I think you mean 1993

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Take care,

Jonathan
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LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

John Doe wrote:

Jonathan N. Little wrote: John Doe wrote:
What's with the 2004? It's a number that comes after 1903.

I think you mean 1993

I mean "a number that comes before 2004", obviously.
I was playing a number pattern game, shift each digit -1 with 0 to 9
rollover.

2004
1993
0882
9771
....

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Take care,

Jonathan
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LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

Jonathan N. Little wrote:
John Doe wrote:

Jonathan N. Little wrote: John Doe wrote:
What's with the 2004? It's a number that comes after 1903.
I think you mean 1993

I mean "a number that comes before 2004", obviously.
I was playing a number pattern game, shift each digit -1 with 0 to 9
rollover.

2004
1993
0882
9771
...


Hey! That's the combination to my four piece luggage set!

Paul

On 8/22/2020 12:05 PM, MajorLanGod wrote:

First off: Windows 2004 19041.450 (and what's with the 2004?)

It does *not* refer to the year 2004. It's the year [20]20 and the month 04.

As so often is the case, Microsoft is terrible with its nomenclature,
and confuses countless people.


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Ken

On 8/22/2020 12:36 PM, John Doe wrote:
MajorLanGod wrote:

First off: Windows 2004 19041.450 (and what's with the 2004?)
Firefox 79.0

I have just recently noticed that when I open a new window, it
appears behind everything else on the screen, not in front. This
always happens when I open a Private Window, but not always with a
regular window. Is this expected behavior, or do I have something
weird going on on my system?

You aren't talking about a new tab?

Does it happen with other windows besides Firefox Windows?

If it's just Firefox, then it's probably a problem with Firefox.

Using Windows 1903, I just right-clicked the Firefox (79.0 (64-bit))
Taskbar icon Open new window, it came up in front of everything
else.


Yes, same here.



What's with the 2004? It's a number that comes after 1903.


Even if that's a typo and you meant "after 2003," it's not correct with
respect to version 2004 of Windows 10. It's the one that comes after 1909.


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Ken

John Doe wrote in news:rhrs34$uic$4@dont-
email.me:


You aren't talking about a new tab?

No, a new window


Does it happen with other windows besides Firefox Windows?

I tried it with Mmicrosoft Edge - same behavior


If it's just Firefox, then it's probably a problem with Firefox.