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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
Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.
Processor 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1250U 1.10 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch Pen and touch support with 10 touch points
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 22H2
Installed on 27-Jan-23
OS build 22621.1265
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22638.1000.0
Using integrated graphics. Also experiencing the same issue.
I'm on latest insider preview, and have the same issue !!!
Settings - Personalization - Colors
Set Accent Color from Auto to Manual (optionally also turn off Show accent colors on title bar and windows borders). This setting used to be called "Automatically pick an accent color from my background"
Fixed for me.
Mine are already set that way but it's still happening. Good luck MS on finding the issue!
Settings - Personalization - Colors
Set Accent Color from Auto to Manual (optionally also turn off Show accent colors on title bar and windows borders). This setting used to be called "Automatically pick an accent color from my background"
Fixed for me.
Sadly, mine was already setup this way:
I do not believe this is a reliable fix. But if the issue has stopped occurring for you, what else have you changed?
