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
    2023-11-17T20:56:45+00:00

    Just wanted to add my name to this watch list.
    Same random pop to front issue.
    Honestly I didn't expect to even find anyone else to have the same issue.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-17T22:07:56+00:00

    We have been here before, more than once I think, but I'm choosing to be optimistic and hope that FINALLY Microsoft can actually get this issue solved.

    Thanks Sam. That does look promising. Fingers crossed!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-17T22:12:09+00:00

    I presume much of the recent discussion is a joke.

    And if Microsoft is suggesting multi-key commands .. well ... forcing something like that might violate the law (ADA). They should try using it with only one hand. This product has been around for what .. over 30-years and causing File Explorer to now pop up at random is an enhancement?

    True! We find it absolutely highly unusual that this significant problem goes on for that long, without having any proper mention from official representatives from there. This problem for a year. We recently did have somebody doing a professional presentation - projected on large screens in a large theater. They were talking and not touching anything. And guess what abruptly popped up over the top of the presentation slide?

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-18T16:08:53+00:00

    On my system, this problem has existed since initial load on the PC. The behavior is reported several time with varying descriptions of the same dangerous behavior.

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