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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
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You say "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."
I have windows switching apps even when Explorer is closed (or should i shut down taskbar too (since thats Explorer too)).
But like you said, annoying as F.
ITs not fixed i still have the issue.
JP P2:
Respectfully, it sounds like you are not having the same issue.
To my knowledge, the issue in this thread is:
Windows Explorer comes to the foreground and steals focus, when a Windows Explorer window was open but not in focus
It was patched by:
KB5032288 (OS Builds 22621.2792 and 22631.2792)
If you are having a different issue, please log it in the Feedback Hub app, and create a different thread if desired.
Thank you.
I would not say this issue is gone. While it does not always happen, and certainly a bit less than before, I have had this happen at least six-times this week (I would say 25% of the time). When the Explorer window pops up, it is not delayed like it used to be. I click on an XLSX file, Excell opens and in less than one second the Explorer window pops open.
That is annoying but at least that window is not at a random time where I could be typing and then find I was typing in that window.
Your issue is different than this thread's issue. Report it in Feedback Hub, and start a new thread if desired.
