Access behaving badly. (2 Viewers)

[John Sh]

I am running Access 2016 on Windows 11 and am experiencing some odd behaviour over the last week or so.
Firstly some, not all, of my popup/modal forms are going behind the calling form.
To get them to sit on top I have to make them modal but not popup.
Secondly when I open some forms in accdb they close the navigation pane.
Also I have noticed some of my major forms, not popup or modal, have been changed to popup/modal.

Is W11 messing with my version of Access?

 

[DHookom]

Does this happen in all databases, on all computers?

 

[John Sh]

Does this happen in all databases, on all computers?

I only have one computer to try it on, so not knowing, cannot say.

 

[isladogs]

Can you upload a simple repro database that exhibits these problems?

 

[GPGeorge]

I am running Access 2016 on Windows 11 and am experiencing some odd behaviour over the last week or so.
Firstly some, not all, of my popup/modal forms are going behind the calling form.
To get them to sit on top I have to make them modal but not popup.
Secondly when I open some forms in accdb they close the navigation pane.
Also I have noticed some of my major forms, not popup or modal, have been changed to popup/modal.

Is W11 messing with my version of Access?

Clarifying questions.

Does this happen in all accdbs? Does it happen in only one accdb?

Who uses these databases, besides yourself?

 

[MajP]

to get them to sit on top I have to make them modal but not popup.

That is opposite of what you should be doing. Pop up brings it in front, and modal restricts leaving it.

A Popup form floats above all other Access windows.
What Popup does
The form becomes a top‑level window, not embedded inside the Access application window.
• It stays in front of other Access forms.
• You can still click other forms, tables, or the navigation pane unless the form is also modal.

A Modal form forces the user to deal with it before returning to anything else in Access.
What Modal does
• Prevents clicking other forms, tables, or the Access UI.
• Forces the user to close or complete the modal form first.
• Does not make the form float; it can still be inside the main Access window unless Popup is also set.

Modal + Popup = true dialog box behavior
When you set both:
• The form floats above everything (Popup)
• The user cannot interact with anything else until they close it (Modal)
• It behaves like a custom message box or dialog window