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I have recently installed Windows 7 and the latest version of VLC media player. Anyhow, the "Always on Top" feature of VLC media player is not functioning.

I have a video loaded.

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  • Works here. Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1. VLC 2.1.1. "Always on top" is only available if you load/play a video. If you just start VLC without a video loaded, the option is grayed out.
    – user274116
    Commented Nov 15, 2013 at 5:48

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Reset to default
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It’ll do that sometimes. VLC turns the topmost flag on whenever a video is being played and off when no video is playing, and this toggling on and off sometimes malfunctions.

It is usually fixed by either manually turning it off and then on again, or restarting VLC.

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  • Restarting does the stuff.
    – Santosh Kumar
    Commented Oct 8, 2017 at 9:33
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    It just works when video is playing.
    – nvrtheless
    Commented Jan 8, 2018 at 2:16
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I was searching for it and just found solution. Minimize all the windows. Then uncheck and check "always on top" then click on desktop. Then you can open all the other windows

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    Thank you! This one worked for me (Windows 10)
    – user1507435
    Commented Aug 23, 2020 at 14:27
  • Wow, it's amazing that you got this!
    – davyjones
    Commented Nov 19, 2021 at 9:29
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    this fix worked for me. BTW you can quickly minimize everything by hitting Win+D. D for Desktop.
    – Braden Best
    Commented Oct 7, 2022 at 17:03
  • Verified in 2023.... works like a charm!
    – Ususipse
    Commented Nov 15, 2023 at 1:59
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  1. Close the VLC player and try running it as an Administrator (on Windows 10, search in Start Menu; right click; then select "Run as administrator")
  2. Then make sure "Always on top" in the "View" menu is checked.

This worked for me.

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  • This is right answer for me windows 10
    – Nomura Nori
    Commented Sep 12, 2022 at 16:52
  • This is the only thing that worked.
    – Shane John Paul
    Commented Oct 30, 2022 at 6:35
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i tried it an it seems there is conflict between "Fullscreen" and "always on top" options ,

here is how i fixed it :

  1. clear the check boxes of "Fullscreen" and "always on top" options
  2. save and exit VLC
  3. check the box of "always on top" option 4-
  4. save and exit VLC
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