Disable " Stay on top" features on photoshop CS2 - windows

Photoshop CS2 always stay on top, even when I click another app from the windows taskbar (right of the start button).
It's completly annoying me. Always need minimized, click the other app, reclick again on photoshop, re-reminimized.
I only have 1 screen at work so I can't let photoshop on one screen and work with the other app on the other screen.
I look in all photoshop menu, find nothing
I googled the problem, and find a adobe page explain this problem is a "feature".
I only want photoshop cs2 work all other app on windows and loose focus, let new app appear on top.
Thank you.

I had this problem and somehow solved it. But my solution may be just as fickle as why the problem occurs in the first place. But here's what I did:
On the layers palette (F7) I clicked on the small arrow just below the close "X" button, on the right. Then I selected "Pallete Options"
Didn't change any options but just clicked OK.
Now the entire window remained on top, not just the palettes. So I restarted Photoshop and it seemed to fix the issue.

I found that if you open up "edit > preferences > Memory & Image Cache" and set your memory usage up then it will fix it. I am on a Windows 10.
See this post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/photoshop/comments/35lmtu/photoshop_keeps_putting_itself_in_front_of_my/

Go to Edit > Preferences > File Handling > Uncheck Enable Version Cue Workgroup File Management
I literally JUST found this on accident and fixed it after having issues with all my toolbars being hidden behind stuff, and not being able to minimize without clicking on the PS window first etc. Seems to have worked!

Topmost Toggle will help you: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Other-Desktop-Enhancements/TopmostToggle.shtml
Works for CS2 even in Win8

Try Topmost Toggle. Works on Window 7, Window 8 and even Windows 8.1. I use it for disabling Photoshop CS2 and when Firefox bug out. Works like a charm and it's pretty easy to use:
Download and extract Topmost Toggle
Run the program - you will see that it minimize on tray
Ctr + Right click on your program and click
Enjoy!
Big thanks to user2761076

I am having same issue with CS2 on Windows 7 64 bit. To work around, I hit tab on keyboard when photoshop window is active, that makes all pallets invisible, then I can switch to any window I need to work on.
As per this article there seem to be issue with Microsoft update https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2142314

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When you hover the mouse over taskbar buttons in Win10 you get a preview of that Window in a flyout. However if I start my program minimized it shows a generic icon (if I then restore it, the preview is updated and works minimized or not - so on startup is the key).
How do I have it show what the window will look like when restored or set my own image to use so this doesn't happen? It's okay if my own image is the only one that ever shows. I wouldn't mind disabling the preview on the flyout either (I do need the flyout because I use use toobar buttons on it).
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How to view errors/toggle log window in pine script editor?

Maybe a stupid question. I'm new to TradingView and pine script, so please bear with me if there's some simple way to do this...
I figured out how to copy and modify a script from the library. At first, I could see a tiny edge of a window at the bottom of the script. When I saved or attempted to add the script to the chart, the window showed whether the script processed or had errors.
Now, though, I seem to have "lost" that window. How can I display that window? Also, once displayed, how can I make it larger?
Edit:
Here's a screenshot of the bottom of my editor -
Right-clicking on the console (errors) window showed a little pop-up saying:
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show
hide
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In the lower left corner, you will see a small gray triangle.
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The "Show console" was never visible in my browser. Only the "Toggle console", which did not do anything for me.
I tried a different browser and the console showed well. So I figure it was the browser I was using "Firefox".
So, I re-started Firefox, by going to Un-install Programs in Windows, clicking "Remove program", in front of the Firefox logo, which gave me the choice to restart Firefox. I did took that choice and this fixed the problem for me. I hope it helps others.
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Is there a way to use PyCharm on multiple monitors

I'm using PyCharm with multiple monitors on Mac OSX (10.10.5), normally you can drag windows off to a separate monitor. In PyCharm that works, but they (and in particular the Run window) snap back to the main monitor.
I've only seen this on the latest PyCharm 5 CE though its possible older versions also had the problem. I've searched all the settings and searched online, but can't find a setting that makes the window stay where it was placed.
Right click on the tab and select View Mode as Window.
Then you can move the window to another monitor.
It's crappy behaviour from the best python IDE out there.
There is a OSX solution but i'm not sure if you will like it:
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The downside of this solution is that you'll have the OSX dock and main menu only on your main monitor. I hope Jetbrains will fix this behaviour soon.
Another way to achieve what you want is to open multiple instances of the project. When you try to open the project for the second time you can choose "open project in new window". You can drag the new window to the second screen; it won't snap back to your primary monitor.
For Ubuntu and Windows users landing up here:
Press Shift + F4 or
Right-click and select 'Move Tab to New Window'
Drag the newly created window to the next screen
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My open windows all suddenly minimized. How do I get them back?

Sometimes when dragging a window around on the Windows 7 desktop, all of my other open windows will suddenly minimize. I can go to the task bar and reopen them, one by one, but is there a way to get them all back at once? And is there a way to turn off this annoying behaviour?
Thanks.
That will be Aero Shake.
You can shake the window that you were moving and your windows will be restored.
You can also disable Aero Shake, following instructions here:
Go to Run (Windows+R) and type gpedit.msc
Navigate to User configuration > Administratives Templates > Desktop
Search for "Turn off Aero Shake window minimizing mouse gesture" and enable the policy.
If you shake a window (left-right rapidly or another direction) then it minimizes all windows except that one. To get them back, shake the first window again.
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Make Visual Studio 2010 display more lines in code editor

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Create a single custom toolbar with just the commands you really use in it. Remove the other toolbars. Close tool windows docked at the bottom.
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Increase secreen resolution
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Decrease the font size.
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Place your toolbars left or right instead at the top or bottom
close output window
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