File Explorer restores tabs with incorrect focus and navigation target
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When Windows restores File Explorer windows at startup and the window contains multiple tabs, the initial keyboard focus is placed on the first tab. However, navigation actions such as Up, Back, Forward, etc., are incorrectly applied to the last tab instead of the focused one.
This results in inconsistent behaviour: the UI indicates that the first tab is active, but the navigation commands affect a different tab. This happens consistently after system startup when File Explorer restores previously opened tabs.
Steps to reproduce:
Open File Explorer and create multiple tabs.
Restart the PC with the option to restore apps enabled.
After logging in, wait for File Explorer to restore the previous session.
Press Back, Up, or similar navigation commands.
Expected behavior:
Navigation actions should apply to the tab that visually has focus (the first tab after restore).
Actual behavior:
Navigation actions are applied to the last tab, even though the first tab appears focused.