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
    2023-10-31T09:07:40+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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  2. Anonymous
    2023-10-31T06:56:47+00:00

    I'm having the same issue. Windows 11 Pro Version 10.0.22621 Build 22621 on a Lenovo Thinkpad P1.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-10-30T20:59:02+00:00

    At a technical presentation yesterday, an explorer window just popped up on the big projection screen all of a sudden - right over the 'slide' that was being presented at that time, and the presenter was using their own laptop. The presenter was just speaking at the time. I told the person sitting next to me what that was 'due to'. I will later let the presenter know what it was 'due to' as well. The situation has really reached an unsatisfactory one, as in I can understand the issue not addressed/fixed for a couple of months, as having it sorted can take time. But not only is it not fixed for eg. six months, there appears to be no representative that provides any update (or any regular update, or any update at all) about anything that is actually being done about it, to remove the issue.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-10-30T07:07:49+00:00

    I'm getting this issue also and its extremely frustrating when playing a game or working on another app and it brings my file explorer window to the front.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-10-27T17:43:48+00:00

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

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