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Menu Tools -> Preferences -> Interface
Set the Auto Raising Interface option to Never
Save, exit and restart VLC for the change to take effect.

OMG That was the one! Thank you!

Hit Ctrl + P to open preferences and click "All" at the bottom to open the Advanced menu. In the left hand Search panel at the top type: "Always on top" and click "Video" when it appears. In the right hand panel remove the checkmark from "Always on top". Save...

VLC keep stealing focus everytime it plays new video, whether it be a next video in playlist or even when doing simple looping mode It seems there are no option to prevent this either is there any work around for this or are there any option for this that I'm missing? This is extremely annoying and ...