Question about WinActive and WinActivate not working

[BrockPlaysFortnite]

Hey guys, random question on WinActivate being used in unison with WinActive. I noticed the top code did not work when it came to activating the window but the bottom code did. Is there a specific reason in my code or do some programs behave differently when doing it the top way?

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if not WinActive("ahk_exe voicemeeter8.exe")
	WinActivate
	
if not WinActive("ahk_exe voicemeeter8.exe")
	WinActivate ahk_exe voicemeeter8.exe

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According to the WinTitle documentation, it should work the same as the example shown:

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if WinExist("Untitled - Notepad")
{
    WinActivate ; Use the window found by WinExist.
    WinMaximize ; Same as above.
    Send, Some text.{Enter}
    return
}

I personally never use a blank WinTitle, even though scripts can perform faster without it since they don’t have to identify matching windows again. I’d rather repeat the criteria so it’s always clear which window I’m acting on. Sometimes other commands for other windows might be added in between and result in undesired behavior. I just also never really trusted it. It looks like you have confirmed my suspicions.

[BrockPlaysFortnite]

Yea I saw the same thing but wanted to confirm it wasn't me messing up the syntax. Agree that its better practice to never leave it empty