Been on Windows since XP (2002); never have I recall this thing happen in XP or Win 7. Never had this happen, not even on Windows 10.
The problem is unique to Windows 11 because Microsoft rewrote the visual components of Explorer using the Windows App SDK (presumably to make it easier for them to support tablets, dark mode, and other modern interface elements). The Windows App SDK version of Explorer has introduced several flaws that are not present in the Windows 10 Explorer.