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alibayram
Brass Contributor
Jul 06, 2019
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Edge Canary 77.0.211.0 always on top, dropdown menus not functioning

Latest Edge Canary 77.0.211.0 has added a couple issues:

  • Edge is always on top. Unless I minimize the edge window(s) , no other program or app can be brought to the foreground, except for other Edge windows.
  • html dropdown menus don't work. I can click on them but the menu does not popup, only the field gets selected. Navigation up and down the menu is possible by using the up and down arrows.

Anybody else having these issues? Any workaround?

    • Drew1903's avatar
      Drew1903
      Silver Contributor
      Jul 12, 2019

      jantjec1 

      This has been fixed in Canary.  Yours is the 1st mention I have seen of it happening with Dev.  I cannot repro the behavior in Dev you describe; it keeps working properly, exclusively.

      Cheers,
      Drew

  • Rohit Yadav's avatar
    Rohit Yadav
    Bronze Contributor
    Jul 08, 2019
    It is alright now after the canary build update .213.1, for both Edge window on top, as well as the HTML drop down selection...
  • FacilisDK's avatar
    FacilisDK
    Brass Contributor
    Jul 08, 2019
    Everything seems to be fixed in Version 77.0.213.1.
    I just updated, and have no issues anymore.
    • nemchik's avatar
      nemchik
      Brass Contributor
      Jul 08, 2019

      Same issue here. Replying mostly in hopes of seeing this thread updated when the issue is resolved. I'll install the dev channel builds until then.

  • JeffMill's avatar
    JeffMill
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 08, 2019

    alibayram Same here.  Here's a quick PowerShell hack I did that seems to work around the issue.  Same as EdgeTopmostFix.ps1 and run it.  Will need to be re-run everytime you close and reopen edge.

     

    $MemberDefinition = @'
    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    public static extern bool SetWindowPos(IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr hWndInsertAfter, int X,int Y, int cx, int cy, uint uFlags);
    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    public static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);

    public static void DisableTopmost(IntPtr hWnd) {
    int HWND_NOTOPMOST = -2;
    uint SWP_NOSIZE = 1;
    uint SWP_NOMOVE = 2;
    SetWindowPos(hWnd, new IntPtr(HWND_NOTOPMOST), 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE);
    }
    '@
    $User32 = Add-Type -MemberDefinition $MemberDefinition -Name 'User32' -Namespace 'Win32' -PassThru

    Get-Process 'msedge' | Where-Object MainWindowHandle -ne 0 | Select-Object -ExpandProperty MainWindowHandle | ForEach-Object { $User32::DisableTopmost($_) }
    • Drew1903's avatar
      Drew1903
      Silver Contributor
      Jul 08, 2019

      JeffMill alibayram et al,

      Ok, it's opinion time... they are free albeit sometimes not worth the price 😉

      I don't get why anyone would be (so) focused on Canary & treating things like it's the only Edge C; it's not!  Without a need for any hacks, batch files or workarounds, just use Dev.  This always on top issue is a "Know issue" and obviously, it will be rectified asap.  Until then, just use Dev, only.  One can have both, even use both simultaneously. <-- I'm doing it every day.  Stuff can happen with Canary and less so with Dev.

      Cheers,
      Drew


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