Finder keeps stealing focus after closing any application on MacOS Sonoma 14.4.1

I have the latest MacOS Sonoma 14.4.1. Three days ago (April 20, 2024) there was an update on the Cisco VPN app that my organisation use. The update evidently caused my computer to act like above. The Finder stole the focus every fifth second. It was very annoying.

– The fix was to uninstall the Cisco VPN app.

Cisco, or whomever it is that is behind, will probably fix this particular bug. But, I guess it can happen again with other apps, so remember what update you did last time before the bug appear again. It might be that update that causes your problem.

Gamer_2002 wrote:

I am having the same problem as this thread on the latest MacOS Sonoma 14.4.1 on Macbook Air M2 13 inch

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/finder-keeps-stealing-focus-after-closing-any-application.2384794/•

Relaunching Finder fixes the problem, but the issue comes back on the next reboot, even after removing all login items. The issue does not occur in safe mode.

I notice that the problem only happens if I leave Finder as the last active app before restarting (leave MacOS to show Desktop). For example, if I leave Chrome open and restart, the issue will not happen. The option to reopen windows when logging back in is checked.

The issue also happens with a new Admin user.

You can test this out by doing these steps:

Leave finder the last active app (show the Desktop)

• Restart with the option to reopen windows checked

• After restarting, open Chrome or any other apps

• Open System settings

• Close System settings -> focus switched to finder instead of Chrome (or any other last apps) -> the problem

Has anyone had the same issue and found the solution? Thanks for your comments.

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