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Windows 11--most recently opened Explorer window keeps popping up into the foreground
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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
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
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Anonymous
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2023-07-27T06:14:24+00:00 Has anyone tried disabling Group Policy background refresh? It is not something I can do here as we rely on group policies but for people running Windows at home it might be an option.
If you have a version of Windows 11 with gpedit.msc you can change the setting here:
Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy\Turn off background refresh of Group Policy
Set this to enable
If you don't you can use regedit
Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Key: DisableBkGndGroupPolicy
Setting: DWORD set to 1
Detailed instructions here: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/turn-offt-group-policy-refresh
This seems interesting. I am definitely trying out this workaround on my personal rig and VMs to test, also recommended to not do this in a work environment since it could lead to security issues and other problems.
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Anonymous
2023-07-26T23:10:30+00:00 Has anyone tried disabling Group Policy background refresh? It is not something I can do here as we rely on group policies but for people running Windows at home it might be an option.
If you have a version of Windows 11 with gpedit.msc you can change the setting here:
Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy\Turn off background refresh of Group Policy
Set this to enable
If you don't you can use regedit
Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Key: DisableBkGndGroupPolicy
Setting: DWORD set to 1
Detailed instructions here: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/turn-offt-group-policy-refresh
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Anonymous
2023-07-26T17:19:30+00:00 My comment is probably misplaced in that I didn't intend to start a debate on the tail of a support question... but from my point of view using Windows 7 is not defiance. It's defence.
I feel an operating system should stay out of your way... so on my personal system I will use Windows 7 until something else is viable.
You guys do you.