An app opened from inside Windows Terminal stays behind Terminal (but above other apps)

[amaramth]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.4651]

WSL Version

wsl.exe version 10.0.19041.4355)

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.10.16.3

Distro Version

Ubuntu 24.04

Other Software

tmux 3.4
bash 5.2.21(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

Repro Steps

windows terminal set to maximized focus

inside tmux, run any app, such as '/mnt/c/Program Files/Sublime Text 3/sublime_text.exe'

Expected Behavior

the app opens in front. this works correctly if the command is run in bash directly.

Actual Behavior

the app opens in front of windows other than windows terminal, but behind windows terminal

note, some days this issue does not occur; other days it does. i don't think i'm doing anything that could affect this.

Diagnostic Logs

No response

cross reference

bug previously filed at microsoft/terminal#17340 , told to file it in this repo instead.

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