Clicking through windows

Approximately after last big creator update, I noticed that some windows become "click-through", that is, when I try to click something in a window, what is actually clicked is behind it (which is invisible until you click it).

If it's another window that was behind it comes to the top, if it's desktop and you manage to double click an icon - that app will come up, etc. The click to the visible window on top do not register.

So far it happened to Google Chrome and Steam. It happens appropriately once a day, I was not able to determine what causes it. If you close the affected app and re-open it the effect goes away.

Any idea how I could track down, why this keeps happening?

Update: Just to avoid answer that suggest to "reboot" or "reinstall windows", here is what I tried:

• Antivirus check - pass
• chkdsk check - pass
• SFC /Scannow - pass
• Windows Update - latest

PC is being re-booted regularly.

Solution 1:

I have that bug too. Only fix afaik is downgrading to a pre 1709 version. A temporary workaround is hitting Win+D twice or reloading the vga driver with CTRL+Shift+Win+B or minimizing and maximizing the affected windows.

Solution 2:

Have had the same issue recently on Win 10 1803 with a Logitech G403 mouse on a Surface Book 2 - sometimes touch input would work nevertheless, sometimes it wouldn't. Win+L, then signing back in works for me to restore functionality - so does Ctrl+Alt+Del, then simply dismissing the screen that opens.

Solution 3:

I fixed it by disabling the mouse "enhance pointer precision" option.

I found myself in the same situation. Clicking on a title bar of a maximized window would bring the window below to focus if it was also maximized.

Found out it would only happen if I move the cursor fast to the top and clicking. But it wouldn't happen if moving slowly to the very top and clicking.

I hope this helps anyone.. it was getting annoying already.