How to re-enable the "Expand to Open Folder" option?

Anonymous
2023-09-30T15:30:03+00:00

In the "File Explorer", "Expand to Open Folder" option is not working. This happend after updating "2023-09 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5030310)". How to re-enable the "Expand to Open Folder" option?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-18T19:52:15+00:00

    More than a year later, I have the same problem with W11 Home version 23H2 build 22631.4602...

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-17T16:37:05+00:00

    Rupertsland, I think your discoveries are completely correct, unfortunately they are not entirely new to me.

    It's amazing that this glitch has been around for over a year now. Microsoft doesn't seem to care...

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-17T15:44:57+00:00

    Windows 11 File Explorer's "Expand to current folder" feature fails to work for Quick Access items pointing to any C:\User folder

    More testing.

    This morning, I decided to sign into a virtual machine account with Windows 11 (23H2) installed, to see if the same Quick Access issue with the "Expand to current folder" setting occurs there, as well.

    Exact same problem! Even though the virtual machine is maintained by a client on a separate network outside our office. The version used by the client is Windows 11 Enterprise. My new laptop uses Windows 11 Pro... same problem.

    It appears this "Expand to current folder" issue is likely a bug on all PCs with Windows 11 23H2. It doesn't matter if you are working with Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise. The feature does not work on any user folders residing under C:\User. But the feature works for any other folder outside of C:\User.

    Rupertsland

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-01T09:25:29+00:00

    Interesting to note on my new ASUS Vivobook 15 laptop which I upgraded with an NVMe 4TB Samsung 990 EVO, the expanded folders thing works.

    Dell Win 11 latest update expanded folders still does not work...

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-08-31T11:57:16+00:00

    FYI Just updated to the latest Windows 11 24H2 build 26100 and guess what, The Expand to current folder feature is till broken.

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