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EagerTester
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3 years ago
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Overlapping windows running tests on Windows 11

Hi all,   I'm trying to run automation (works fine on Windows 10) on Windows 11, but having an overlapping window issue when trying to select file menu items.   Are there any settings on Windows ...
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  • EagerTester's avatar
    EagerTester
    3 years ago

    Thanks for the reply Kitt. I resolved the issue. It was the new Win 11 context menus that were causing the problem. Somehow this also affected the file menu options.

     

    Changing to the old context menus resolved the issue. https://pureinfotech.com/bring-back-classic-context-menu-windows-11/ 

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Kitt
Regular Contributor
3 years ago

See if this recent post on Win11 helps: [here]. And for more info about the OnOverlappingWindow event - see https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/events/onoverlappingwindow.html.

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EagerTester
Occasional Contributor
3 years ago

Thanks for the reply Kitt. I resolved the issue. It was the new Win 11 context menus that were causing the problem. Somehow this also affected the file menu options.

 

Changing to the old context menus resolved the issue. https://pureinfotech.com/bring-back-classic-context-menu-windows-11/