New Windows 11 file explorer can't drag and drop in address bar

Anonymous
2023-10-17T20:55:17+00:00

Hi,

I'm really upset of the new address bar because I can't drag and drop anymore files to parent folder like in old file explorer address bar

Can you fix the problem in a close future update or tell me how to change this back to old version (exist in windows 11 file explorer)

The new address bar is above the tools bar (New - Cut - Copy - etc), the old one is bellow

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-17T20:26:34+00:00

    Shawn,
    I've lost count of the number of times that I've tried to drop a file on the address bar. It was certainly enough to make it worth searching for, and finding, this particular thread.

    Oddly enough I can't help wondering how many months of development into the old File Explorer was flushed just to churn out a new one whose U/I is consistent with other O/S apps. Seems like a poor choice. As was my recent choice to finally update to Windows 11.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-21T11:01:10+00:00

    As a person with repetitive stress injury (RSI), I'm trying to minimise the amount of clicks that I'm making. But Microsoft.. Well they don't care about health standards and disabilities, instead of making things better and faster they are making them slower and worse. Great design!

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-06T20:11:43+00:00

    This is absolutely one of the worst change Microsoft did to the windows and actually pushing users to consider other OS. @Microsoft please bring that feature back as this is making moving around files like a complete mess.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-20T16:45:10+00:00

    My guess is just bad UX, no UX whatsoever, Bad product scope, bad product management, lack of communication, lack of skills, bug or everything altogether. IMO product design team of Windows 11 is astonishingly bad. Also, I don't think if they use Windows at all, I'm not sure about it. How do they organize folders and other things? It's just so RAD

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  5. Les Ferch 10,361 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-12-02T03:48:49+00:00

    Update:

    After KB5034204 is installed, the previous methods to go back to the older Windows 11 Explorer no longer work.

    You can still switch Explorer to the Windows 10 version. See Option 3 of this tutorial:

    https://www.elevenforum.com/t/restore-classic-file-explorer-with-ribbon-in-windows-11.620/#Three

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