[tintin123]

Well I finally have XBMC running on Windows 8 without losing focus and the answer to the title of the thread is YES. On windows 7 the Ion2 processor couldn't hack XBMC in windowed mode with high bit rate videos, but in windows 8 it does. Mystery. Well not that much of a mystery. Elsewhere I have read that turning off Aero helps and with Windows 8 there is no Aero, so guess that must be the answer. All is now well. At long last.

[ktjensen]

Will have to look at turning off AERO also. Thinking that may contribute to issues. My win7 -64 seems to be okay after my third system rebuild in three weeks.

Also make sure you have a solid Ethernet connection and no virus protection (except windows defender). Seems to help a lot. You can always add virus protection after everything is running.

[smuller]

Well I finally have XBMC running on Windows 8 without losing focus and the answer to the title of the thread is YES. On windows 7 the Ion2 processor couldn't hack XBMC in windowed mode with high bit rate videos, but in windows 8 it does. Mystery. Well not that much of a mystery. Elsewhere I have read that turning off Aero helps and with Windows 8 there is no Aero, so guess that must be the answer. All is now well. At long last.

I have exactly the same problem, XBMC is losing focus which is really annoying ;( I am using Windows 7 and XBMC Frodo (stable release).

Already tried it with AERO off but problem is still there. Openelec is not an option since I need Windows for 3D BluRay ISO playback.

Can someone confirm if Windows 8 is really solving this problem?

Thank you for your help.

My HTPC:

Case: Silverstone ML04B Black Slim HTPC Case $85
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 FM2 $60
CPU/Graphics: AMD A8-5600k $110
CPU Cooler: Scythe Big Shuriken 2 version B $60
Hard Drive: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD $115
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 2x8GB DDR3 1866 memory $150
Blu-Ray/DVD writer: LG CH12LS28 $55
PSU: Antec VS350W $40

MY HTPC WITH 45TB NAS

[smuller]

Can someone please confirm? Don't wanna waste money if Windows 8 has the same problem.

Thanks in advance.

[jjd-uk]

You could try using XBMCLauncher http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=136798

[smuller]

You could try using XBMCLauncher http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=136798

Thanks but I am already using XBMCLauncher. As you can see from this thread it is losing focus and there is no solution;(

So, there are a few people in this thread that are saying that Windows 8 is the solution but I wanna be 100% sure before I will pay for it.

[jjd-uk]

Don't know about Win 8.

Alternative to XBMCLauncher is FocusBitch (wiki)