Cursor moves to left or selects all text when renaming files in windows explorer. Windows 11

Anonymous
2022-02-01T15:12:11+00:00

Hi,

I am struggling with a new issue in File Explorer. I have recently updated to Windows 11, but I think this issue has started since this version update.

When I try to rename a file or folder in Windows file explorer, I am unable to place my cursor at a particular point in the filename - eg to insert some letters or numbers.

Instead, wherever I place my cursor, within a second, the whole file name has been selected, which means I start typing a new filename from scratch. This is different to how it has previously behaved, and very annoying.

A related issue - when I am renaming a file saving a file from within a program, a slightly different issue occurs. I put my cursor at the end of a filename, eg,to add a new version number to the filename, but the cursor jumps to the left - to the start of the filename.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-11-17T19:32:25+00:00

    Had the same problem: cursor jumping in Explorer when changing names of local replication files from oneDrive / Sharepoint. Names of files and directories were changed, sometimes when renaming pdf files - new directories were created from the entries, etc. I have tried many things, including deleting all local files and rebuilding them on a newly installed hard drive - no success!

    My solution ? : In addition to oneDrive /Sharepoint, a version of dropbox was also installed on this computer. I have deinstalled this dropbox version and since then it seems to have stopped

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-10-05T23:52:35+00:00

    It's a head melter. Outlook and it's intermittant freezes are getting worse too.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-25T17:34:44+00:00

    Anderson S. de Souza This Windows 11 bug has gone on for more than a year now. Is there a way to escalate it?

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-25T12:15:28+00:00

    I wish all windows apps needed a specific, toggle-able permission to "steal focus" like this. There's so many times when this is annoying, not least of all when renaming OneDrive files. NO MORE FOCUS STEALING!

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-04-23T14:41:45+00:00

    So many people complain about this. When is is this annoying issue ever solved? I cannot be so difficult...

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