Windows 11--most recently opened Explorer window keeps popping up into the foreground

Anonymous
2023-01-01T17:15:47+00:00

About a month ago Windows Explorer started the annoying habit of routinely moving its most recently opened window into the foreground. Is there a way to stop it from doing this?

For example, I'll open an Explorer window to open a file into another application, and a few minutes later, for no apparent reason, Windows Explorer will interrupt the application by popping its Explorer window into the foreground. The same thing will happen when watching a video: a minute or two into watching the video and the most recently opened Explorer window will move into the foreground interrupting the video.

The only way to stop this behavior is to close all Explorer windows while watching a video or working in another application. Annoying as heck. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Microsoft Windows 11 Home Version 10.0.22621 Build 22621

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-11-01T13:28:59+00:00

    I believe this has been submitted via the proper channels, numerous times (see prior posts)...

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-01T13:27:23+00:00

    Yes, this issue still remains, is very reproducible, and Microsoft seems impotent to fix or even recognize this as an issue.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-10-31T22:04:34+00:00

    I have the same issues on an Acer Aspire 3 A315-57G-74A3:

    Edition Windows 11 Pro

    Versione 22H2

    Installed on ‎06/‎10/‎2022

    OS build 22621.2428

    Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22674.1000.0

    Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1065G7 CPU @ 1.30GHz 1.50 GHz

    Installed RAM 16,0 GB (15,8 GB utilizzabile)

    Device ID 773DFF10-417E-4FB5-BB28-3AA266F95A4C

    Product ID 00330-80000-00000-AA864

    System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

    Pen and touch Pen and touch support with 10 touch points

    Dedicated GPU: Nvidia MX330

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-10-31T16:41:00+00:00

    Same issue here:

    Edition Windows 11 Enterprise

    Version 22H2

    Installed on ‎31/‎08/‎2023

    OS build 22621.2428

    Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22674.1000.0

    Device name

    Full device name

    Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1185G7 @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz

    Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.85 GB usable)

    Device ID 1B900555-7B3E-4976-BF0A-E82C500DF061

    Product ID 00330-80000-00000-AA937

    System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

    Pen and touch Pen and touch support with 10 touch points

    Its an MS device as well, MS Surface Laptop.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-10-31T09:07:40+00:00

    Been happening since the beginning, from May 2023, on new Dell Latitude 3520 computer installed by the IT department:

    At the time of writing:

    Edition Windows 11 Pro
    Version 22H2
    Installed on ‎2023-‎05-‎05
    OS build 22621.1992
    Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22644.1000.0

    Full device name **********.GROUPE.WAN
    Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 1.69 GHz
    Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.7 GB usable)
    System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
    Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

    Installed software, among other: OneDrive, Outlook, Teams.

    All my colleagues (some with even older Windows 11 systems) have the same problem.

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