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
    2023-09-20T14:26:32+00:00

    ...The more likely you will pay attention to it and try to fix it. Why? Because it can hurt your brand/image. Microsoft is selling themselves as the productivity experts these days with all their new AI solutions. However, these kinds of unproductive bugs will likely affect any productivity gain that their AI tools can give us. That's why, when I raise a complaint or create a new post, I always speak about productivity, not other potential topics that might mislead my point and their current brand as the productivity/AI experts. But I'm also honest with myself, not many people will be crazy enough to go so public, but if more people do it, the more likely it will be fixed.

    I agree. I didn't mean to suggest that we shouldn't be raising awareness of this issue on multiple platforms. Again, I--and everyone with this Windows 11 issue--certainly appreciate your efforts. :)

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-09-20T14:09:35+00:00

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    If you don't have X, you might have Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Mastodon, etc. You can post your comment in other social medias, I did it also on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7107385072932028416?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7107385072932028416%2C7108804949047672832%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287108804949047672832%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7107385072932028416%29

    I'm not sure if everyone have access to this feedback in the Feedback Hub, but I'm sharing it again the feedback that I have seen as Windows Insider: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/send-feedback-to-microsoft-with-the-feedback-hub-app-f59187f8-8739-22d6-ba93-f66612949332

    Thanks again, Federico! LinkedIn is a good place to post also (I suppose, but if Microsoft doesn't really care then it might not make any difference).

    I disagree. The more complaints are being raised and are clearly visible to your potential customers, especially, if you write them in these kinds of posts related to your next release:

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    The more likely you will pay attention to it and try to fix it. Why? Because it can hurt your brand/image. Microsoft is selling themselves as the productivity experts these days with all their new AI solutions. However, these kinds of unproductive bugs will likely affect any productivity gain that their AI tools can give us. That's why, when I raise a complaint or create a new post, I always speak about productivity, not other potential topics that might mislead my point and their current brand as the productivity/AI experts. But I'm also honest with myself, not many people will be crazy enough to go so public, but if more people do it, the more likely it will be fixed.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-09-20T14:06:17+00:00

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    If you don't have X, you might have Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Mastodon, etc. You can post your comment in other social medias, I did it also on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7107385072932028416?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7107385072932028416%2C7108804949047672832%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287108804949047672832%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7107385072932028416%29

    I'm not sure if everyone have access to this feedback in the Feedback Hub, but I'm sharing it again the feedback that I have seen as Windows Insider: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/send-feedback-to-microsoft-with-the-feedback-hub-app-f59187f8-8739-22d6-ba93-f66612949332

    Thanks again, Federico! LinkedIn is a good place to post also (I suppose, but if Microsoft doesn't really care then it might not make any difference).

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-09-20T13:18:25+00:00

    ...I'd say this is the Global usage, but not the Corporate usage. I don't know anyone who is using Windows 11 in their jobs, most of us are still running Windows 10.

    That makes sense. I suppose there's a reason corporate IT departments are slow to upgrade an OS. Maybe they long ago realized what the rest of us Windows users are just discovering: Microsoft doesn't care.

    Yes, also:

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    If you don't have X, you might have Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Mastodon, etc. You can post your comment in other social medias, I did it also on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7107385072932028416?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7107385072932028416%2C7108804949047672832%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287108804949047672832%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7107385072932028416%29

    I'm not sure if everyone have access to this feedback in the Feedback Hub, but I'm sharing it again the feedback that I have seen as Windows Insider: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/send-feedback-to-microsoft-with-the-feedback-hub-app-f59187f8-8739-22d6-ba93-f66612949332

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-09-20T13:11:42+00:00

    ...I'd say this is the Global usage, but not the Corporate usage. I don't know anyone who is using Windows 11 in their jobs, most of us are still running Windows 10.

    That makes sense. I suppose there's a reason corporate IT departments are slow to upgrade an OS. Maybe they long ago realized what the rest of us Windows users are just discovering: Microsoft doesn't care.

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