Fix: Fixed Main-Window focus overpowering opening of property windows from the sidebar.

Author: CantPressF

src/Files.App/Actions/Open/OpenClassicPropertiesAction.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Windows.Win32;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
+using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 
 namespace Files.App.Actions
 {
@@ -53,12 +55,23 @@ private unsafe void ExecuteShellCommand(string itemPath)
 			info.nShow = 5; // SW_SHOW
 			info.fMask = 0x0000000C; // SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST
 
+			// Prevent Main Window from coming to from when sidebar menu is opened.
+
+			MainWindow.Instance.SetCanWindowToFront(false);
+
 			fixed (char* cVerb = "properties", lpFile = itemPath)
 			{
 				info.lpVerb = cVerb;
 				info.lpFile = lpFile;
 
-				PInvoke.ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
+				try
+				{
+					PInvoke.ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
+				}
+				finally
+				{
+					MainWindow.Instance.SetCanWindowToFront(true);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 

src/Files.App/Assets/FilesOpenDialog/Files.App.Launcher.exe.sha256

@@ -1 +1 @@
-cb1ca000ef2f03f1afc7bde9ed4fb2987669c89a58b63919e67574696091f60f
+6d8695f63ae17c1df079e8e207b3b8dec7ab5b34b17a79386c6bba77d8684027

src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -287,7 +287,12 @@ async Task PerformNavigationAsync(string payload, string selectItem = null)
 				if (rootFrame.Content is MainPage && MainPageViewModel.AppInstances.Any())
 				{
 					// Bring to foreground (#14730)
-					Win32Helper.BringToForegroundEx(new(WindowHandle));
+
+					// Exception for Menus opened from the sidebar.
+					if (CanWindowToFront)
+					{
+						Win32Helper.BringToForegroundEx(new(WindowHandle));
+					}
 
 					var existingTabIndex = MainPageViewModel.AppInstances
 						.Select((tabItem, idx) => new { tabItem, idx })