diff --git a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/Taskbar.java b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/Taskbar.java
index 393d8a32ba2..22710085e83 100644
--- a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/Taskbar.java
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/Taskbar.java
@@ -273,9 +273,7 @@ public class Taskbar {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Requests user attention to the specified window until it is activated.
-     *
-     * On an already active window requesting attention does nothing.
+     * Requests user attention to the specified window.
      *
      * @param w window
      * @throws SecurityException if a security manager exists and it denies the
diff --git a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/peer/TaskbarPeer.java b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/peer/TaskbarPeer.java
index 934a1c01538..bf31082fe92 100644
--- a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/peer/TaskbarPeer.java
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/peer/TaskbarPeer.java
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ public interface TaskbarPeer {
     default void requestUserAttention(boolean enabled, final boolean critical) {}
 
     /**
-     * Requests user attention to the specified window until it is activated.
-     *
-     * On an already active window requesting attention does nothing.
+     * Requests user attention to the specified window.
      *
      * @param w window
      */
diff --git a/jdk/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Taskbar.cpp b/jdk/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Taskbar.cpp
index 50c1ba85c2a..ebb07187322 100644
--- a/jdk/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Taskbar.cpp
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Taskbar.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_sun_awt_windows_WTaskbarPeer_setProgressState
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_sun_awt_windows_WTaskbarPeer_flashWindow
   (JNIEnv *, jobject, jlong window)
 {
-    AwtWindow::FlashWindowEx((HWND) window, 3, 0, FLASHW_TIMERNOFG);
+    ::FlashWindow((HWND) window, TRUE);
 }
 
 /*