Well that's it, I'm getting a third party explorer replacement and disabling Windows update entirely. Here's hoping Linux will be viable for my work scenarios within a year or two
How to re-enable the "Expand to Open Folder" option?
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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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Anonymous
2024-02-13T01:57:05+00:00 -
Anonymous
2024-02-13T11:17:18+00:00 Bad idea on stopping updates. Yes, MS product marketing is filled with clueless nabobs who fail to think through changes of convenience. But the vipers remain as strong as ever, looking for - and finding - security holes in the OS. Stopping the updates exposes you to a different, far more significant form of hell.
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Anonymous
2024-02-14T16:23:06+00:00 This bug is still NOT fixed in Windows 11 23H2 with February 2024 update 🤷♂️
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Anonymous
2024-02-14T16:36:26+00:00 At this point, MS engineers clearly see this as a feature, not a bug. It's been long enough that I'm used to my adjusted work habits. The main issue I have now with Windows Explorer is it freezes when I'm working on my music collection. Weird, but I installed a third party file explorer for those days when WE seems kvetchy.
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Anonymous
2024-03-01T01:18:07+00:00 Same here. Windows 11 file explorer is a joke, right? It's the most counterproductive version I have used in over 20 years. The poorly disorganized structure, the home tab that doesn't expand (favorites always worked), the broken expand option that doesn't expand selected folders in the navigation pane....
and then the nerve of Microsoft to force us all to be our own IT and run regedits instead of having proper UI for these options. Honestly, I think the new tab function is stupid and I see only bad things from the Windows 11 version. Trying to navigate to files has become a chore that takes up to 10x longer than it used to.