Vegas Pro always on top in display monitor

SecondWind-SK wrote on 8/25/2017, 4:31 PM

I noticed this a few days ago. For instance, when editing a generated media text event and I want to change the text color, the color selector screen comes up behind the text screen making it impossible to choose a color. When rendering using Vegas to Hanbrake, the Handbrake screen comes up behind Vegas; I have to shrink the vegas window to see Handbrake. I can find no preference in Vegas to choose or remove the Vegas on top always behavior. I suspect I've changed something in Windows 10...I was diddling about trying to correct some other issues a couple of weeks ago. The behavior is very inconvenient. Thanks for any suggestions that will restore normal behavior for Vegas Pro.

Vegas Pro 14

Windows 10 in a three monitor set-up.

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OldSmoke wrote on 8/26/2017, 7:40 AM

Did you play around with the monitor layout in Windows? Rearranging the main display and others? That can screw things up. Drag VP main window to a different monitor and see if you can see the others. Also, the monitor ID must be the same in Windows and VP.

TheHappyFriar wrote on 8/26/2017, 8:19 AM

Post a screenshot please. I'm having a hard time picturing what you're saying. Sounds like you're saying that Vegas dialog boxes are showing up behind the Vegas main window.

SecondWind-SK wrote on 8/26/2017, 9:27 AM

Well, forget the comment about the text color screen stuff; I can't duplicate it. However, the issue about VP always being on top with respect to other software applies, and the issue seems to occur on each monitor. Put VP on Mon 1, try to open drawing program for instance, and drag that over VP. No, VP always on top. See video.

TheHappyFriar wrote on 8/26/2017, 3:04 PM

Wierd! Doesn't happen in my Windows 10. Is it only vegas? Maybe there is a Windows setting for always on top, or a Vegas settings to do that in the preferences.

SecondWind-SK wrote on 8/26/2017, 5:23 PM

Thanks. I'm going to investigate the Windows 10 settings. Couldn't find any setting in VP preferences that would cause the behavior. I'll post a followup if/when I find the ssolution.

Arthur.S wrote on 8/27/2017, 6:53 AM

The only way I know to do this is with a 3rd party app, such as err...Always-on-top. So wondering if something nasty has installed on your system. You could always install that App, then see if you can then 'turn off' the effect. Also worth playing around with the right click on Taskbar menu.

Some useful info here: https://www.techjunkie.com/always-on-top-windows-10/

TheHappyFriar wrote on 8/27/2017, 7:19 AM

That gives me an idea: go through your add/remove programs &look for something you think shouldn't be there. The Windows 10 one is faster then the old XP style one.

SecondWind-SK wrote on 8/27/2017, 10:25 AM

Great suggestions. I'll check later today. Now off to go sailing for a few hours.

SecondWind-SK wrote on 8/29/2017, 12:21 PM

Resolved. I installed the VP 14 Build 270. The previous VP always on top of other open software behavior is now cured. Must have been something in Vegas. Now, I can have VP open on, for instance, Monitor 1 of 3, a drawing program open on, for instance, Monitor 2, then drag the drawing program to Monitor 1, where it will properly overlay VP, while I work on creating a graphic. Thanks for suggestions. Before installing build 270 I did learn that there are several Win10 Apps that allow software-specific display behaviors/priorities to be controlled. Glad I didn't go that route to fix a problem that I didn't understand.