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
    2023-09-20T10:55:59+00:00

    I was wondering this myself - every so often my win 11 PC wakes up - might it be checking if one-drive needs syncing ... (even though one-drive is off) along with some Explorer connection - might explain why MS are being a bit slow on this problem? Disabling one-drive via the reg is possibly a bit different to just turning it off?

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-09-20T07:47:35+00:00

    I actually think, we need to spam in X, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc., especially, if anyone can during the Surface event and highlight the productivity issue that this causing to everyone. And if we can share this Link, it will be useful.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-09-20T07:24:05+00:00

    NEWS : No, it came back! :-(

    For me, removing OneDrive from the registry in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

    fixed it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-09-19T08:04:03+00:00

    I had this, and i went to the Power Options - change plan settings - advance settings - change hdd sleep time, in default mine HDD went to sleep after 1min. I chance this to 180min.

    I use this link to find the settings

    https://www.elevenforum.com/t/change-turn-off-hard-disk-after-idle-time-in-windows-11.10255/

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-09-17T17:13:48+00:00

    Windows 11 Home just updated to Version 10.0.22621 Build 22621, but the problem remains.

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