Preventing programs from minimizing

I was wondering if there was a way to keep programs from minimizing when a pop up advertisement appears. I play alot of computer games and my gameplay is continuously ruined when the game is minimized because of some annoying ad. I understand that the root problem is spyware, but while I'm working that out I'm wondering if there is any way to keep it from wrecking my gaming.

 

Hi standupmangc. Welcome to the board.

You might try using Tweakui. Open Tweakui and click on the plus next to general and then click on focus. In the right pane, put a check in the box next to the line that says "prevent applications from stealing focus ".

 

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