TabView TearOutTabs: Visual artifacts are generated immediately after TabTearOutWindowRequested is raised

[DHancock]

Describe the bug

A new window is returned to the tear out code by the TabTearOutWindowRequested event handler. This window is then shown before being immediately hidden and it's z order changed (presumably behind the original window). I'm not sure what's causing the window to be shown, although it is being activated as well.

In a packaged app this results in noticeable flickering, the window glow border switches on and off and the apps task bar icon animates (at least on win 11).

In an unpackaged app in addition to the above, showing a new window for the first time triggers a window entrance animation. The animation lasts approximately half a second, both defeating the immediate hiding of the new window and making the entire feature unusable. See the giff below.

It would be even worse in the repero app if I hadn't added code to limit the number of new windows created in the TabTearOutWindowRequested event handler.

Repro project: TearOutTabs.zip

Steps to reproduce the bug

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Expected behavior

The window shouldn't be made visible.

Screenshots

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NuGet package version

WinUI 3 - Windows App SDK 1.6.1: 1.6.240923002

Windows version

Windows 11 (22H2): Build 22621

Additional context

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[bjorn-malmo]

This is still an issue in 1.6.2, 1.6.3 and 1.7 expr 1

[abdes]

Still an issue in WindowsAppSdk 1.8.251003001.