File Explorer address bar, Windows 11 Pro 23H2

Question

I know that in a prior update Windows 11 Pro 23H2 allowed you to drag and drop a file to a folder in the path in the address bar. Has this been removed? I have two computers, a Dell desktop and an MSI laptop, and this feature stopped working somewhere along the line on both of them. I just installed the October 8 patch Tuesday update, but that didn't fix this issue on either one. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

Hello Martin Walker,

Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

Microsoft removed this feature in the 23H2 update due to the new WinUI3-based header. And there is no official information about when they will add it back.

You could try to enable it manually by a GitHub project:

Reference:

https://winaero.com/windows-11-restores-file-drag-n-drop-onto-address-bar-in-file-explorer/

I hope the information above is helpful.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know.

Best Regards,

Daisy Zhou

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