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
    2024-09-25T15:00:46+00:00

    Simple fix. Hit shift-ctrl-e and the expand will show up at the bottom of windows.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-07T11:31:39+00:00

    Hi MSFT, any information about when this BUG will be fixed?

    Note if anyone from MSFT is reading this thread, the "Expand To Current Folder not working" is a BUG in Windows, not some fancy new feature Windows Inisders are suggesting. This is a BUG, or more specifically a REGRESSION.

    Expand to Current folder was always working in Windows, but it stopped working in a recent version of Windows 11 with the new redesigned Windows Explorer, and since then it does not work. I'd really appreciate fix for this behavior because it's something that I use on daily, or more specifically that does not work in folders which I use on daily basis.

    Thanks

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-24T11:33:52+00:00

    Why do so called "experts" just spout standard instructions that obviously don't solve the problem or why else would the originator have made the enquiry ?

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-06T18:19:23+00:00

    I AM ALSO HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE SO FRUSTRATING

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-10-31T16:17:25+00:00

    Facing the issue discussed here I did some research and found the trick here:

    https://www.elevenforum.com/t/turn-on-or-off-expand-folder-in-navigation-pane-of-file-explorer-in-windows-11.2544/

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