Make modaless messagebox or give owner propriety in VB.NET

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Hi, I'm making a program where I need a messagebox, later found out that this one, blocking me from clicking on the form that was called by (modal type). Now I like to make the form where msg appears an owner of it so the messagebox window can stay on idle, until I click yes or no, and do selection on the form and after confirm it trough that idle window. I am more on the way to choosing the owner, I tried to put the owner, but still block me from clicking on the form.

What I have tried:

MsgBox("it's ok with the choose?", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, Owner)
           If MsgBoxResult.Yes Then
               tempArray(counter) = "[img" & "(" & ComboBox2.Text.ToString & ") ]" & vbCrLf & "[img" & "(" & tempArray(counter) & ") ]" & "(" & tempArray2(counter) & ")"
           Else

Posted 1-Jan-22 8:09am

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Updated 1-Jan-22 8:31am

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-01T08:31:00

MessageBox is always application model: once you show it, it "takes control" and nothing more happens with the "parent form" until it is closed.

To change this behaviour, you need to create your own (Form based) message box, and use the Form.Show method to display it. If you make it Topmost, it will always "sit over" other forms in the application.
Show does not create a modal dialog, and will return immediately so other processing can happen in the "parent" form as required.