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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T07:00:07+00:00 2026-05-11T07:00:07+00:00

I’ve got an issue with a WPF application that I’m writing. The app needs

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I’ve got an issue with a WPF application that I’m writing. The app needs to be able to keep focus at all times. The computer it’s running on is a highly specialized machine with the only purpose of running this application.

There is no keyboard connected to the machine (it has a touch screen), so the only thing that can steal focus is windows own "needy windows", such as windows update etc.

How can I make it so that my app retains focus at all times? Is it possible to make the entire app modal?

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Thank you both for your answers. I think I’ll end up using Topsmost for now, but I’ll definitely check out the source of babysmash as that application works exactly the way I want mine to, in regards to the way it handles focus.

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  1. 2026-05-11T07:00:08+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 7:00 am

    Look at the source of BabySmash. It is specifically designed to keep focus even under quite bizar circumstances. (It is a program designed to run at full screen and let babys smash on a keyboard – so quite some focus went into capturing all kinds of weird keyboard combinations and alert messages).

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