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Asked: 2026-06-13T03:11:01+00:00

I am currently writing a simple snake clone game for Windows 8 using MonoGame.

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I am currently writing a simple snake clone game for Windows 8 using MonoGame. I am using the XAML – MonoGame template and trying to include advertising support. I have found an issue, pretty sure it’s with the AdControl itself, not MonoGame, however it is stealing keyboard focus every time an ad is loaded.

I have tried to reinitialize the MonoGame ‘MetroGameWindow’ instance to try and get focus back with no luck. Eg,

void GamePage_LostFocus(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    MetroGameWindow.Instance.Initialize(Window.Current.CoreWindow,this)
    // 'this' is 'GamePage' which inherits from 'SwapChainBackgroundPanel'
}

Does any one know any workarounds for this problem? Any help would be appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    This ia a known problem with AdControl. As of now best solution is to set IsEnabled property of AdControl to false. Doing so will prevent AdControl from taking focus on ad reloads while remaining clickable. See following discussion on bing ads forum: http://community.bingads.microsoft.com/ads/en/publisher/f/63/t/73548.aspx

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