Windows File Explorer Issue

Good day fellow techies. Just updated to 23H2 and in Windows File Explorer, when you click on a folder/file and start to move it around, it now includes an image of the file or folder you are moving. Does anyone know if there's a way to disable/turn off the image from showing up while moving objects in File Explorer? This is what it looks like:

I see the same thing now, when I select, then begin to drag and or move a folder or file.
What I don't have is a red outline. Did you add that to your image to highlight the issue?

What I learned and is very interesting about the 23H2 upgrade. The feature set is possibly the same as 22H2. If you're coming from that build, then you already had this change, but may have not noticed it.

@TechnoNerd: Welcome to Eleven Forum!
That feature isn't new to 23H2; we've had it for a while. I haven't seen a way to disable it so far. I seldom drag and drop anymore. I use Copy to Folder and Move to Folder in my context menus most of the time.

You have an old build, 22631.2418 Install all Windows updates and the bug should fix.

@spapakons: I don't think it's a bug; they call these things "Features." I have the same behavior on 22631.2715.

Run sfc /scannow to repair system files. There are also a couple of Dism commands but I don't know the appropriate syntax.

Microsoft has the most confusing methods of communicating and tracking their versions.

The first URL and image I posted was from "Timeline ChangeWindows", which does a pretty good keeping up with the version change but, the site doesn't even mention build 23H2 (22621-2428)

But from this official Microsoft site it does.


Now that you have "a version" of 23H2, the question is, will you soon receive the latest 23H2 in build 22621-2715 released on 11/04/2023.

spapakons said:

Run sfc /scannow to repair system files. There are also a couple of Dism commands but I don't know the appropriate syntax.

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Running SFC and DISM won't "fix" what OP is seeing. It's part of Windows File Explorer now. You must have it, too, in 2715. Just clcik on a folder and start to drag it, and the folder icon will appear.

TechnoNerd said:

it now includes an image of the file or folder you are moving

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It's been doing that for ages.
It does it in Windows 10 as well.


I have not tried
Turn On or Off Show window contents while dragging - TenForumsTutorials
Enable or Disable Show window contents while dragging - ElevenForumTutorials
but I'd post a question in the tutorial thread if the procedure did not achieve what I wanted.
Not relevant - they are about dragging windows not folders-files.


All the best,
Denis

@Try3
I think that’s only for whether or not you can see the window’s contents while you’re moving it. The alternative is a ghostly window moving and not showing its contents.

ExplorerPatcher (on GitHub) ➜ go to Properties ➜ File Explorer ➜ Control Interface: Windows 10 Ribbon

That's probably why I didn't have this issue. I am using Windows 10 Ribbon setting in Explorer Patcher. Thanks for sharing.