How to prevent Acrobat from foregrounding all open PDFs on PDF open

[DoctrSuSE]

This has been the case for a year or two I think... just finally getting really annoyed with it.

I often have one or two PDFs open for extended periods.  As reference or for whatever reason.  Background, minimized to the taskbar, whatever.  Not in the foreground, not in focus.

Open a PDF and Acrobat brings all open PDFs to the foreground as part of the open operation.  So then when I close the newly opened PDF, all the other PDFs are on top of/in focus instead of what I really want to be switching back to.

Notes:

Tab view off, because I hate tabs

Pro version, currently 2022.003.20322 64bit

Behavior exists on all my Windows 10 and Windows 11 machines

Opening a file should not influence other files (or the windows of other files) that are open.

[DoctrSuSE]

Actually... I never noticed, but if I specifically minimize the other PDF file(s)... then this doesn't happen.

I will try to train myself to minimize rather than simply shifting focus/foreground, but my point remains.  Acrobat shouldn't be pulling other stuff to the foreground like that.

[Test Screen Name]

Well... Adobe aren't paying a lot of attention to non-tab view. It might be different if you use separate tabbed windows. Anyway, tabs will surely be compulsory soon, you may as well get used to them.  

[DoctrSuSE]

Ugh, I hope not.  Most employees user another PDF Editor/Reader/Etc, but I use and prefer Acrobat.  I have it because I already have a Creative Suite subscription for some of the work I do.  I guess if tabbed view becomes the only view, I will have to switch to that other program.  I don't mean that as a threat or anything, haha... I will still need CS so I will still have the sub.  Just won't use Acrobat, I guess.

Cannot stand tabbed PDFs.