Something keeps stealing my computer's focus

[willy bammy]

Lately my computer will randomly lose focus on whatever I'm currently using. If I'm playing a game, it'll just minimize. If I'm on a browser, I need to click on it to use it again.

I've used some software like process explorer and windows focus logger to try and pinpoint what it is, but nothing comes up.
Anytime I alt f4 to close whatever it is, nothing shows up as closing on project explorer. Whenever the focus shifts away, nothing shows up on focus logger.

It seems more like the computer is just losing focus rather than a program is stealing it.
Any idea what I need to do to fix this?

[Electric Cupcake]

Run https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/rkill/ or boot to safe mode and run https://www.malwarebytes.com/

[willy bammy]

Originally posted by Hugsie Muffinball:

Run https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/rkill/ or boot to safe mode and run https://www.malwarebytes.com/

I tried going into safe mode and running malwarebytes and came up with nothing. The problem still persists

[willy bammy]

Worth noting: The last change I remember making to my computer in anyway since this problem started happening, was I changed my wallpaper. I used to have a slideshow of pictures and recently decided to change it to just one. Not sure how it could be involved, but this only started happening after that.

[_I_]

disable all startup items

[willy bammy]

Originally posted by _I_:

disable all startup items

I've disabled all the startup items I don't need, the problem still persists though.

[The Rock God]

Try looking in Event Viewer when it happens.
When I had this happening to me years ago EV was showing an error in a background process was going on at the times it would happen.

[humboldt]

if nothing helps...reinstalling windows should. if the problem persits after windows reinstall, i cannot help

[willy bammy]

Originally posted by The Rock God:

Try looking in Event Viewer when it happens.
When I had this happening to me years ago EV was showing an error in a background process was going on at the times it would happen.

What should I be looking for in event viewer, I've never used this

[willy bammy]

I notice whenever it happens it happens in a burst of two

[Carlsberg]

sometimes i lose focus because my mouse wanders, have to drop dpi when i leave game which is easy because switcher is right behind wheel. maybe your driver is acting up.

[willy bammy]

Originally posted by Carlsberg:

sometimes i lose focus because my mouse wanders, have to drop dpi when i leave game which is easy because switcher is right behind wheel. maybe your driver is acting up.

Idk which driver it could be, updated my GPU drivers recently