Sometimes, if I have a path loaded in the address bar, then I click into it and change the drive, either with a UNC path or a drive letter, then press enter, a dropdown selector appears under the address bar but the focus is set to the list of files, meaning I can't close the dropdown by clicking in the lister or by hitting escape, I need to first focus on the address bar and then either click away or hit escape. This happens more regularly with network drives. I'm using the Path (Breadcrumbs) address bar and it happens whether the "Restore Focus" option is set or not.
Do you still see this with 12.2.5 (beta)?
We made some changes to how the path-completion drop-down behaves if a previously initiated folder-read completes while it is visible, which may fix what you were seeing. But please let us know if you are still seeing it as there may be a separate issue that's still there.