Windows 10: Open apps keep on switching order of windows. What's causing this?

Basically, I often have several different windows open in apps like Word, Excel, and Chrome. Normally, I have a specific order to them, which makes it easy for me to find the right documents on muscle memory. However, recently I've found that the ordering of, for example, Word documents keeps switching on a whim. I'm find this really annoying, and given it's happening on several of my programs, I think it's a problem with Windows 11. Any fixes/solutions to this would be incredibly helpful.

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Mail app will not open on 10041.

Hello Adam,

This is the suggested solution below if you haven't already tried it.

In this Windows 10 build 10041, the Mail, Calendar, and People apps may be broken due to a licensing issue with the Store Beta. To get these apps working again, you need to follow these steps:

• Open powershell as administrator
• Run the command Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –like “*windowscommunicationsapps*”} | remove-appxprovisionedpackage –online
• Re-install Mail, People and Calendar from the Store (green tile)

 

Clicking Google Apps in the toolbar now lists my apps in alpha order

Opened Chrome this morning and clicked on the Google Apps icon in the toolbar. It used to show the apps in customized order now. This morning they all display in alpha order. Hate that. I want the apps i use most often at the top or in any spot I want so they're easy to find.

Didn't see how to switch back to custom order. Anyone else find a solution?

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I had a reply in Google Help Forum. Not surprised to learn it's a UI change. But being unable custom arrange app icon placement is NOT user friendly. You can also give Google feedback to allow for customizing icon placement.

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More (with the 3 vertical dot.
3. Click Help Report an issue.
4. Add details, including steps to help us recreate the issue you're experiencing.
5. Choose if you want to include more information in your report, like a web address, your email address, or a screenshot.
6. To submit the report, click Send.
7. Also file a crbug report.

 

Taskbar bug: switching to another window -will not appear at the front


Follow either of these steps to fix the issue with the Active window hiding behind.

Method 1:
I suggest you to disable window by hovering over it with the mouse and check if it helps. To do so I suggest you to try the below given steps and check if it helps:

1. Press Windows key + X key and click on Control Panel.
2. Select or click Ease of Access.
3. Click or tap onEase of Access Centre.
4. Click on Make the Mouse Easier to Use was uncheck Activate Window by hovering over it with the mouse.
5. Check if issue is resolved.

Method 2:
I would suggest you to completely uninstall the touchpad driver and reinstall it. Kindly follow the below given steps.

1. Press “Windows key + X” and click on “Device Manager”.
2. In the list of devices, you should see the touchpad drivers.
3. Right click on the device and then select "Uninstall".
4. In the uninstall dialog, make sure you select the option to delete the driver package from the system. This causes the driver package installed earlier to be deleted.
5. In the Action menu of Device manager, select “Scan for Hardware changes” option. This will cause the device driver to be reinstalled. Once the driver is installed, close all windows and restart the computer.