# "Tag Editor" and "Connected Devices" windows open but NOT open after loss of focus **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** designer\ **Created:** [November 14, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-editor-and-connected-devices-windows-open-but-not-open-after-loss-of-focus/112201 "2025-11-14T22:17:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Noriega](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/daniel_noriega/32/79935_2.png) [@Daniel\_Noriega](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Noriega)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-editor-and-connected-devices-windows-open-but-not-open-after-loss-of-focus/112201/1 "2025-11-14T22:17:28Z")
Notice how the Tag and OPC browsers are open. I know they are open because they show up when I hover over the taskbar previews. However, as soon as I click in the Designer window, they immediately disappear and there is no way to access them except opening them again, which is troublesome, because they open new instances of the browsers rather than replacing the already open ones. Is this a bug? I am currently using v8.1.45 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/4/941a5a4334a8f5895f773628ac5cb609b197e750.png) ---
**Author:** ![kvane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kvane/32/22228_2.png) [@kvane](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kvane)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-editor-and-connected-devices-windows-open-but-not-open-after-loss-of-focus/112201/2 "2025-11-20T00:55:04Z")
Those two popups _should_ remain open and on top of the Designer until you close them, clicking in the background of the Designer does not minimize or close them by default.