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Fix Drag and Drop Function

This document discusses 4 solutions to address the issue of drag and drop not working in Windows 10. Solution 1 involves pressing the Esc key to cancel any stuck drag and drop operations. Solution 2 is to perform a clean boot by disabling startup programs and services. Solution 3 is to disable UAC by changing a registry value. Solution 4 is to increase the drag height and width registry values. The document also mentions running SFC Scannow or DISM as additional troubleshooting steps.

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Fix Drag and Drop Function

This document discusses 4 solutions to address the issue of drag and drop not working in Windows 10. Solution 1 involves pressing the Esc key to cancel any stuck drag and drop operations. Solution 2 is to perform a clean boot by disabling startup programs and services. Solution 3 is to disable UAC by changing a registry value. Solution 4 is to increase the drag height and width registry values. The document also mentions running SFC Scannow or DISM as additional troubleshooting steps.

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4 Solutions to Drag and Drop Not Working

Windows 10

The drag and drop feature of Windows 10 is used to move or copy files and folders and
it brings great convenience for users. However, some users complain that sometimes
the drag and drop features fail to work and they can’t drag and drop files or folder
directly.

Thus, they asked how to solve the drag and drop not working Windows 10 issue. Here,
if you have the same trouble, you come to the right place. This post will show you the
solutions to this problem.

Solution 1. Run the Esc Key

To begin with, we will show you the first solution to the Windows 10 drag and drop not
working. In most situations, the issue drag and drop not working Windows 10 may be
caused by the previous drag and drop operation getting stuck in the windows memory
due to interface from another program or service.

So, in order to fix the Windows 10 drag and drop not working issue, you can try
canceling the interface. Thus, just left-click the file or folder you want to drag and press
the Esc key on your keyboard.

After that, you can check whether the issue drag and drop not working Windows 7/8/10
is solved.

Solution 2. Perform a Clean Boot

Here, we will show you the second solution to the issue cannot drag and drop Windows
10, you can try to perform a Clean Boot to fix this problem.
Now, we will show you how to perform a clean boot to solve this problem.

Step 1: Press Windows key and R key together to open Run dialog.


Step 2: In the popup window, type the msconfig in the box and click OK to continue.
Step 3: In the System Configuration window, please go to the Service tab.
Step 4: Then check the option Hide all Microsoft service and click Disable all.

Step 5: Then go to Startup tab and click Open Task Manager to continue.


Step 6: On the Startup tab in Task Manager window, select the item and click Disable.

Step 7: Then close the Task Manager window.

Step 8: Returning the System Configuration window, click Apply and OK to continue.

Then reboot your computer and check whether the issue drag and drop not working
Windows 10 is solved.

Solution 3. Disable UAC


Now, we will demonstrate the third method to the issue Windows 10 drag and drop not
working. In this way, you can try disabling UAC.

Step 1: Press Windows key and R key together to open Run dialog.


Step 2: Type the regedit in the box and click OK to continue.

Step 3: In the Registry Editor window, navigate to the following folder.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policie
s\System

Step 4: Then select the EnableLUA and double-click it. Then change its value data to 0.
When you have finished all steps, close the Registry Editor window and reboot your
computer to take effect. Then check whether the issue drag and drop not working
Windows 10 is solved.

Solution 4. Change Drag Height and Width

At last, we will show you the last solution to drag and drop not working Windows 7. In
this way, you can try changing drag height and width. Now, follow the instruction to
continue.

Step 1: In this way, you also need to open the Registry Editor window again. So, for
the detailed instruction, please refer to the steps listed above.

Step 2: Then in the registry window, please navigate to the following folder.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

Step 3: On the right pane, select the DragHeight and DragWidth, then double-click


them to change their value data to a very high number. Then click OK to continue.
When all steps are finished, you can reboot your computer to check whether the drag
and drop not working Windows 10 issue is solved.

All in all, this post introduced 4 methods to drag and drop not working Windows 7. If you
encounter the same issue, try these ways. Of course, you can also try running System
File Checker or DISM tool to fix this issue.
Quickly Fix – SFC Scannow Not Working (Focus on 2 Cases)
If you are a lot of files or files to copy or move, there is an easier way for you. You can
choose to clone the whole hard drive or partition. In addition, you can also clone the
OS to another hard drive.

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