diff --git a/pyfpdb/WinTables.py b/pyfpdb/WinTables.py
index 599e51c6..5b3b4a54 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/WinTables.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/WinTables.py
@@ -56,12 +56,23 @@ class Table(Table_Window):
         """Finds poker client window with the given table name."""
         titles = {}
         win32gui.EnumWindows(win_enum_handler, titles)
-        for hwnd in titles:
+        for hwnd in titles:           
             if titles[hwnd] == "":
                 continue
             if re.search(self.search_string, titles[hwnd], re.I):
                 if self.check_bad_words(titles[hwnd]):
                     continue
+                if not win32gui.IsWindowVisible(hwnd): # if window not visible, probably not a table
+                    continue
+                if win32gui.GetParent(hwnd) != 0: # if window is a child of another window, probably not a table
+                    continue
+                HasNoOwner = win32gui.GetWindow(hwnd, win32con.GW_OWNER) == 0
+                WindowStyle = win32gui.GetWindowLong(hwnd, win32con.GWL_EXSTYLE)
+                if HasNoOwner and WindowStyle & win32con.WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW != 0:
+                    continue
+                if not HasNoOwner and WindowStyle & win32con.WS_EX_APPWINDOW == 0:
+                    continue
+                
                 self.window = hwnd
                 break