Change the flash count of Taskbar button.
Whenever a new program is activated from another program in Windows, the new program stays in the background. It flashes on the taskbar for a given number of times and then becomes inactive. You can set the number; the new program should flash before getting inactive.
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Description:
Whenever a new program is activated from another program in windows, the new program stays behind all other open windows. It flashes on the taskbar to seek your attention. If you dont pay attention the program button flashes for a fixed number count on the taskbar and then get inactive. The number for which the new program should flash is also controlled by a registry setting. By default, the background window do flash 3 times on your taskbar, if you change the value to 0 it flashes infinitely. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, right-click and modify the dword value foregroundflashcount, in the right panel, to a desired value (like 10). However, if you want to set the options to default, change the value data to 3. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
Whenever a new program is activated from another program in windows, the new program stays behind all other open windows. It flashes on the taskbar to seek your attention. If you dont pay attention the program button flashes for a fixed number count on the taskbar and then get inactive. The number for which the new program should flash is also controlled by a registry setting. By default, the background window do flash 3 times on your taskbar, if you change the value to 0 it flashes infinitely. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, right-click and modify the dword value foregroundflashcount, in the right panel, to a desired value (like 10). However, if you want to set the options to default, change the value data to 3. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to <b>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\]</b>, in the open area right-click on "ForegroundFlashCount" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the flash count you desire (like "10") as a Decimal value.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: ForegroundFlashCount
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Enabled Value: Desired Value
- Disabled Value: 3
- Action Type: Modified
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