Steps to reproduce:

1: Enable the option "Automatic focus mode for caret movement" in the browse mode settings of NVDA.
2: Go to a website with edit fields.
3: Use the arrow keys to go to an edit field.

Actual behavior:

Focus mode is turned on, but system focus is not moved to the edit field. Because of this it is not possible to type in the edit field. To be able to type text anyway, you must switch to browse mode and then press enter or space. Then focus mode is turned on again and the system focus is moved to the edit field.

Expected behavior:

When you get to an edit field with the arrow keys, NVDA switches to focus mode and the system focus moves to the edit field.

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed

NVDA version:

2020.3beta3

Windows version:

Windows 10 1909 (64-bit) build 18363.1082

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

Microsoft Edge 85.0.564.51 and Firefox 80.0.1

Other information about your system:

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

In previous versions of NVDA this works as expected, the problem is caused by changes in NVDA2020.3.

If addons are disabled, is your problem still occuring?

Yes

Did you try to run the COM registry fixing tool in NVDA menu / tools?

No