Stop Windows from Switching to Desktop Connector Pop-ups?

[jegnerSJXGU]

I have the misfortune of working on a large project where I need to link a bunch of IFC files from ACC. If those files have been updated when I sync or reload latest, I get a pop-up from desktop connector to show that it's downloading the file. The problem is that Windows will automatically switch to that pop-up, then do it again when the next file starts loading, and repeat. I'm effectively dead in the water while desktop connector does this because if I'm typing, I get kicked out of the text field every time one of the pop-ups appears.

Has anyone found a way to prevent Windows from switching to these little pop-ups and making them the active window?

I'm using Windows 11, Revit 2022 and 2023 currently, Desktop Connector 15.8.0.1827. Upgrading to Desktop Connector 16 is not an option right now, though I would like to know if it fixes the issue for other people.

[jeremy_tammik]

Oh dear, I am sorry to hear that. Luckily, it is pretty straightforward to dismiss a notification dialogue like that programmatically and automatically using the Windows API:

• https://github.com/jeremytammik/JtClicker
• https://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2009/10/dismiss-dialogue-using-windows-api.html

For non-programmers, there are a bunch of Windows automation tools that you can use to achieve the same effect:

• https://duckduckgo.com/?q=windows+automate+task
• https://duckduckgo.com/?q=windows+scripting+tools

[jegnerSJXGU]

Thanks for the info, Jeremy. From the sound of your post, this would just dismiss a pop-up after it has happened. Is that correct? I don't think that would solve my problem though. Some of the windows are there and gone in the blink of an eye, but Windows still makes them the active window for that fraction of a second.

[jeremy_tammik]

I believe that the ;programmatic dialogue handling would be faster than the blink of an eye. If required, you can also use the Windows API to bring the desired window to the front afterwards.