I figured out how to solve the tksbaar issues caused by the change that many people are experiencing. For some reason, at least on 64-bit versions of windows 7, the DWORD registry key in [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] is titled  ActiveWndTrackTimeout . This key appears to do absolutely nothing in terms of actually delaying the window activation.Instead, right click  &gt; new  &gt; DWORD (32 bit) Value. Name this key  ActiveWndTrkTimeout  (I think caps matter). Change this value to something reasonable (anywhere between 125 and 250 works well). This value actually delays window activation! (the decimal value is the delay in milliseconds)This will correct issues such as the inability to access the right click context menu on program icons in the tksbaar or change volume when a window is in the background. It also delays certain programs such as Photoshop and MPC Home Cinema which for some reason jump to foreground even when that feature is not activated, so that they do not instantly rise and you can reach other windows behind them.