File Explorer stays on top when opening other app.


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IsacImages

Isac
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Wattle Grove, Perth Western Australia
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Windows 11 Pro / 22H2 BUILD: 22621.2428
As requested, my Windows Pro version # is: 22H2 (OS Build 22621.1555)
Problem: I use Photoshop for editing photos and creating lots of composite images, artwork, flyers etc. I view thumbnails of my photos with File Explorer. I then double-click the thumbnail and it opens in Photoshop, which I have set as the default program to open my images. Unfortunately, when Photoshop opens and shows my image, File Explorer decides to come to the party and displays in front of Photoshop. Most annoying. Is there a fix to have my active program on top of File Explorer? Any help will be appreciated.
P.S. It would be great if I was able to copy and paste the WinVer details, instead of having to type it into my post :)
 

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IsacImages said:
P.S. It would be great if I was able to copy and paste the WinVer details, instead of having to type it into my post :)
Click to expand...

I use Snipping Tool. Take a snip, right click copy and paste it here.

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As for Explorer jumping to the front, its a known issue for some. There are other threads about it .
 

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Also, if you enter your system info like mine it'll show up under your username.

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    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-14700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF Z690-PLUS WIFI BIOS 4505 11/29/25
    Memory
    G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster AE-5 Plus
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS TUF Gaming 27" 2K HDR Gaming
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 1TB NVMe (Win 11 25H2)
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    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8655Intel Core i7-11700F64 GB DDR4MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12GB
    Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8655
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-11700F
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Z590 Plus WiFi (BIOS 2803)
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12GB
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster Audigy Fx V2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung F27T350
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
    Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB
    Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SSD
    PSU
    Corsair HX750
    Case
    Cougar MX330-G Window
    Cooling
    Thermalright Frozen Edge 240 Black AIO
    Internet Speed
    350Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
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  • System Three
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    ASUS PRIME Z370-P II BIOS 3004 7/12/21
    Intel Core i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
    32GB DDR4 RAM (4x8)
    iGPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Mid-Tower Desktop
It seems to be a bug not fixed yet. 🙁 I would just minimise for now.
As for Windows version go to settings -system -about and copy Windows specs,

Edition Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview
Version 22H2
Installed on ‎Tuesday, ‎25 ‎April ‎2023
OS build 25346.1001
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.25346.1001.0
 

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    Win 11 ProAMD Ryzen™ 7 7730U24GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1596MHz (22-22-22-52)512MB ATI AMD Radeon Graphics (ASUStek Comput...
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    Win 11 Pro
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 7 7730U
    Motherboard
    M1605YA
    Memory
    24GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1596MHz (22-22-22-52)
    Graphics Card(s)
    512MB ATI AMD Radeon Graphics (ASUStek Computer Inc)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1200@60Hz) - P1 PLUS (1920x1080@59Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1200
    Hard Drives
    953GB Western Digital WD
    PSU
    45 Watts
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth.
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender

  • At a glance

    Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHzNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACER NITRO
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
    PSU
    180 Watt, 19.5 V
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
Thank you all for your help. I suppose MS will fix the bug all in good time.
 

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Windows 11 Pro / 22H2 BUILD: 22621.2428Intel i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz32 GBOn Board
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Windows 11 Pro / 22H2 BUILD: 22621.2428
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home Built PC
CPU
Intel i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
Motherboard
Asus Prime H310M-E R2.0
Memory
32 GB
Graphics Card(s)
On Board
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus IPS ProArt
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
1TB SSD, 1TB Data Drive Samsung
PSU
500W
Case
Black One
Cooling
Fan!!
Keyboard
Logitech K345
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
52 MBPS
Browser
EDGE, FIREFOX, BRAVE, PALEMOON
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Pro / 22H2 BUILD: 22621.2428Intel i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz32 GBOn Board
OS
Windows 11 Pro / 22H2 BUILD: 22621.2428
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home Built PC
CPU
Intel i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
Motherboard
Asus Prime H310M-E R2.0
Memory
32 GB
Graphics Card(s)
On Board
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus IPS ProArt
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
1TB SSD, 1TB Data Drive Samsung
PSU
500W
Case
Black One
Cooling
Fan!!
Keyboard
Logitech K345
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
52 MBPS
Browser
EDGE, FIREFOX, BRAVE, PALEMOON
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender
Hi All, I kept digging and it was a bug in the version of Faststone Image Viewer v7.7 which I use to view and cull my photos. It has a hot key to open the image in Photoshop (or Camera Raw) and this is where the problem was.
I rolled back to v7.5 and all is good again. Many thanks for your quick responses - very much appreciated :)
 

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Windows 11 Pro / 22H2 BUILD: 22621.2428Intel i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz32 GBOn Board
OS
Windows 11 Pro / 22H2 BUILD: 22621.2428
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home Built PC
CPU
Intel i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
Motherboard
Asus Prime H310M-E R2.0
Memory
32 GB
Graphics Card(s)
On Board
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus IPS ProArt
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
1TB SSD, 1TB Data Drive Samsung
PSU
500W
Case
Black One
Cooling
Fan!!
Keyboard
Logitech K345
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
52 MBPS
Browser
EDGE, FIREFOX, BRAVE, PALEMOON
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender
Nice find (y)
 

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System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Win 11 ProAMD Ryzen™ 7 7730U24GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1596MHz (22-22-22-52)512MB ATI AMD Radeon Graphics (ASUStek Comput...
    OS
    Win 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 7 7730U
    Motherboard
    M1605YA
    Memory
    24GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1596MHz (22-22-22-52)
    Graphics Card(s)
    512MB ATI AMD Radeon Graphics (ASUStek Computer Inc)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1200@60Hz) - P1 PLUS (1920x1080@59Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1200
    Hard Drives
    953GB Western Digital WD
    PSU
    45 Watts
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth.
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender

  • At a glance

    Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHzNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACER NITRO
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
    PSU
    180 Watt, 19.5 V
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two Other systems

  • At a glance

    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8655Intel® Core™ i7-14700KG.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5ASUS GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
    OS
    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8655
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-14700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF Z690-PLUS WIFI BIOS 4505 11/29/25
    Memory
    G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster AE-5 Plus
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS TUF Gaming 27" 2K HDR Gaming
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 1TB NVMe (Win 11 25H2)
    SK hynix P41 500GB NVMe 25H2 DEV/Games
    SK hynix P41 2TB NVMe (x3)
    Crucial P3 Plus 4TB
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x Shift
    Case
    Antec Dark Phantom DP502 FLUX
    Cooling
    Corsair Nautilus 360 RS AIO
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 320
    Mouse
    Razer Basilisk V3
    Internet Speed
    750Mbs
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Winows Security
    Other Info
    MR 8.1 Home

  • At a glance

    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8655Intel Core i7-11700F64 GB DDR4MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12GB
    Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8655
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-11700F
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Z590 Plus WiFi (BIOS 2803)
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12GB
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster Audigy Fx V2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung F27T350
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
    Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB
    Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SSD
    PSU
    Corsair HX750
    Case
    Cougar MX330-G Window
    Cooling
    Thermalright Frozen Edge 240 Black AIO
    Internet Speed
    350Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
  • System Three
    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8655
    ASUS PRIME Z370-P II BIOS 3004 7/12/21
    Intel Core i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
    32GB DDR4 RAM (4x8)
    iGPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Mid-Tower Desktop
Scott said:
It reports whatever you have listed in your My Computer specs in the OS block

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Many thanks Scott. I thought I had the issue sorted but if I right click on a JPG file in File Explorer and choose Photoshop to open it, File Explorer stays on top of Photoshop. A bit annoying so it could be an issue with File Explorer OR Photoshop. I'm a patient person so I will wait to see if updates can combat the issue.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Pro / 22H2 BUILD: 22621.2428Intel i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz32 GBOn Board
OS
Windows 11 Pro / 22H2 BUILD: 22621.2428
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home Built PC
CPU
Intel i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
Motherboard
Asus Prime H310M-E R2.0
Memory
32 GB
Graphics Card(s)
On Board
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus IPS ProArt
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
1TB SSD, 1TB Data Drive Samsung
PSU
500W
Case
Black One
Cooling
Fan!!
Keyboard
Logitech K345
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
52 MBPS
Browser
EDGE, FIREFOX, BRAVE, PALEMOON
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender
I know this is an old issue but I'm still having the problem of File Explorer staying in front of Photoshop when I use "open with" or double-click on a PSD file. Any solution would be great, thanks.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Pro / 22H2 BUILD: 22621.2428Intel i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz32 GBOn Board
OS
Windows 11 Pro / 22H2 BUILD: 22621.2428
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home Built PC
CPU
Intel i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
Motherboard
Asus Prime H310M-E R2.0
Memory
32 GB
Graphics Card(s)
On Board
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus IPS ProArt
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
1TB SSD, 1TB Data Drive Samsung
PSU
500W
Case
Black One
Cooling
Fan!!
Keyboard
Logitech K345
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
52 MBPS
Browser
EDGE, FIREFOX, BRAVE, PALEMOON
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender
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