Bug: Files opens behind all other open apps on first start

[jonesy-b-dev]

Description

WHen i open files for the first time it opens begind all other open apps. This is annoying and requires an extra click to open the app.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Open files

Requirements

Files should be opened in front of the other open windows like any other app does.

Files Version

3.2.3.0

Windows Version

10.0.23585.1001

Log File

debug.log

[Josh65-2201]

Thanks for the report, can you see if this is an issue in the preview version. https://files.community/download

[jonesy-b-dev]

Yes it is!

[Josh65-2201]

Thanks for checking, how are you opening Files and do you have Files settings > Advanced > Set as default enabled?

[jonesy-b-dev]

Often im opening through the taskbar, but even when another app opens files it goes to the background.
And yes Set as default is on

[soredake]

Same problem with other software:
M2Team/NanaZip#86
microsoft/terminal#6611

[jonesy-b-dev]

Personally don`t have the issue in terminal

[sebibasti0815]

Same problem here, but not only on first start. The app (window) opens in the background (behind all other windows from different apps) if I let files stay running after closing the window. The window should be pushed to the front, when I open Files.

[0x5bfa]

Thought I fixed this issue.
It's interesting that the app opens behind the all other apps.
Is there possibly a bug with WinAppSdk or Windows (as Windows Terminal seemed to have this issue)?

[sebibasti0815]

I "solved" the problem with adding

Win32Helper.BringToForegroundEx(new HWND(this.WindowHandle));

to MainWindow.xaml.cs - InitializeApplicationAsync at the end:

if (!this.AppWindow.IsVisible) {
// When resuming the cached instance
this.AppWindow.Show();
Activate();
}
Win32Helper.BringToForegroundEx(new HWND(this.WindowHandle)); // here
if (Windows.Win32.PInvoke.IsIconic(new HWND(this.WindowHandle)))
Instance.Restore(); // Restore window if minimized


Sure not perfect, but it works for now (until a developer has time to look into it).

[0x5bfa]

Yeah I made that helper.
But iirc Yair and me decided not to add it globally in that method in order to avoid being brought to the foreground even though user focused another app right after the app launched (launching takes much time than activating).

[jonesy-b-dev]

I also still struggle with this issue, it was fixed in the beta build I tried but now it's back again

[yaira2]

@jonesy-b-dev a fix is being prepared in #16050, in the meantime, you can workaround this by turning off the setting to keep Files open in the background.