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?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-06-13T22:40:02+00:00

    Thanks :)

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-13T16:48:32+00:00

    Thank you!!! I was getting so frustrated trying to figure this out, and you saved the day!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-28T08:30:17+00:00

    I think the main problem is that folders on your DESKTOP are affected by this bug. Lot of people use their desktop as the primary folder and put everything there. Now the "expand to current folder" does not work for these folders.

    In any case please make sure to report this problem in the Feedback Hub app as well, and vote for other proeviously reported issues in the Hub. This is the only way how to get this fixed.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-27T23:16:52+00:00

    Hydrazine, I have mentioned before that apparently only files that are in C:\Users\USERNAME are affected. When you create shortcuts on a separate drive E: (re-directing to original files on C:), then, of course, those files will still be affected. Other folders you created on that drive are NOT behind C:\Users\USERNAME, so these are not affected as you say.

    Result : Nothing new under the sun here....

    But I am still waiting for these MicrosoftBoys to fix it !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-27T18:20:05+00:00

    Everyone, I'm finding that the pinned, special 'My Moved Files' folders, Docs, Pics, Music, Videos, that I moved from my C: drive to a separate E: drive using 'Properties, Location' tab, are the ones affected. Other folders that I created on that drive are not affected. Perhaps that says something about the issue.

    ps thanks for the Cntrl Shift E tip. At least that does work for a temporary work around...

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