I've only ever noticed this happening while playing a video in vlc media player. I'll have the video playing in full screen with the video's folder in the background. Without touching the mouse, keyboard, or touchpad, the background Explorer window will pop to the front, obscuring the video. I can have other apps open, but it's always an Explorer window that pops up.
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AndreRet commented: Yup, mine goes awry with file explorer. +15
richards1222 commented: good. +0
Naini commented: Amazing +0
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Jump to PostTBT, while I have a spiffy new W11 laptop I'm still migrating so I haven't seen this issue.
But I won't give you nothing. (?)See https://i.imgur.com/1N625p5.png and look at the bottom …
Jump to PostI also see that a lot. Strangely enough, if I open your post and save it, it appears fixed.
Jump to PostWell, it's back to happening again - Windows Explorer pops to the foreground app for no reason. Windows 11 Home, 22H2, OS Build 22621.2070, Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22659.1000.0. Weird, and not something I can induce to investigate a cause.
Jump to PostWell, I found this "Fixed an underlying issue believed to be the cause of File Explorer unexpectedly jumping into the foreground sometimes." posted in the Windows Blog "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23403" posted March 8, 2023. Let's hope.
Jump to PostIt's near the end under [File Explorer]
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AndreRet commented: Thanks, what I were looking for! +15
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AndreRet commented: I've noticed the same. I can understand if certain links is blocked but not legitimate ones... +0
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AndreRet commented: Problem is that if a poster do post a legitimate link, it is lost in the system as I will not open a link if not from a known member like yourselves. +15
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AndreRet commented: Same here, mine is running in the background and when I shut down it prompts for install, also around 5-8 minutes most... +15
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richards1222 commented: amazing. +0
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AndreRet commented: Incorrect ChatGPT response as this will not solve the issue as described. +15
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