Windows 10: File Explorer Drag and Drop doesn't work

Hello,

when I try to drag and drop a file using file explorer, it shows a red "unavailable" icon. I also haven't found a way to disable the annoying time and date text at the bottom left of the lock screen (which was easily done in Windows 8.1 as documented on eightforums).

I've attached pictures of both personal nuisances.

Thanks!

EDIT: The drag and drop problem is fixed by re-enabling Quick Access, see Brink's guide here. Lock screen remains an annoyance, though.

:)

 

unable to drag and drop files into website on Internet Explorer 11

Original title: Drag & Drop

I am using IE 11 on Windows 10 and use a couple web based applications that require uploading PDF documents. Most use drag & drop in addition to browsing for files. I prefer to use drag & drop, but it doesn't seem to be working in IE 11. It works in Chrome,
so I believe it is a IE 11 issue, rather than Windows. Is there a setting I need to change in order to allow me to drag & drop files from File Explorer to the IE web pages?

 

Computer freezes when trying to drag and drop

My problem seems to be specific to certain files. Whenever I go into a folder and try to drag and drop and mp3 file (pictures and applications don't work either), File Explorer stops responding and my screen goes black for a few seconds, and everything
shows up again. Even merely clicking the file makes File Explorer stop responding. I have tried to fix the problem, but none of the solutions I found worked (the solution where you press esc+try to drag and drop doesn't work by the way). I have lots of files
on my computer that I no longer have the ability to access, so any advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

Date & time: MS comment which you may have seen:
How to remove windows 10 lock screen clock and date - Microsoft Community

You could consider eliminating the lock screen (there are different ones).


The red icon shown is perfectly reasonable there. What do you see if you drag that into the right pane as shown? You should get a warning message when you release the mouse.

 

Thanks for the response.

I indeed have seen that thread, but I imagined that such modifications are only a regedit hack away -- it has just not been found perhaps.

I cannot imagine it being reasonable, I should be able to drag using the left pane into any folder I choose. This was functional in previous Windows.

 

To be exact, it's not allowing you copy the folder into itself. You can into any other in the navigation pane.

Look at the message you get if you try to drop Mettu from the navigation pane into Mettu in the right pane.

 

I am not copying a folder into itself, but a folder from the desktop into downloads. From left to right works as it should. No problem though, I had disabled quick access via registry earlier and enabling it solved my problem. Thanks for the help.

 

Ah, I see. I made an assumption about that. Sorry. And I couldn't have guessed the answer. Glad you recalled what you'd done.