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Asked: May 17, 20262026-05-17T19:12:18+00:00 2026-05-17T19:12:18+00:00

I want my application to capture input focus, whenever the mouse hovers over it.

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I want my application to capture input focus, whenever the mouse hovers over it. How do I do it in Windows?

Basically I dont want users to explicitly click on the application, or the taskbar icon before entering any text, when the application is not in foreground.

I tried the SetForegroundWindow API in the mouse hover notification, but that just flashes the icon in the taskbar.

Any suggestions?

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    2026-05-17T19:12:18+00:00Added an answer on May 17, 2026 at 7:12 pm

    Not sure where the focus is supposed to go. But if to the hovered window then fake a mouse click with SendInput().

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