How To Fix Drag and Drop Not Working in Windows 10/11

Drag and drop is a useful feature that lets you quickly move files and folders around your computer. However, it can sometimes stop working, which can be a major inconvenience. There are various reasons why drag and drop might not be working, but some of the most common ones are A corrupt or outdated mouse driver is often the main reason for the issue.
Drag and drop functionality will not work if Windows is still in the middle of your last drag and drop action. Third-party applications can sometimes interfere with basic Windows functionality, such as drag and drop, and prevent it from working properly.

Commands Used In This Tutorial:
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
sfc /scannow

Restart Windows Explorer:
1. Press the Ctrl+Shift+Esc key together to open Task Manager, right-click the Windows Explorer and choose End task.

Reset the Explorer.exe Process:
1. Open Settings by pressing Windows+i hotkey and navigate to System / About / Advanced system settings.
2. In the System Properties window, click Settings under the Performance section
3. Switch to the Advanced tab and select Programs for the Adjust for best performance of option. Then, click Change under the Virtual memory section.
4. Make sure the Automatically manage paging file size for all drivers option is checked. Then, click OK / Apply / OK.

Run SFC and DISM Scans:
1. Open the Start menu, type Command Prompt in the search bar and choose Run as administrator. If UAC crops up, click Yes.
2. In the elevated Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter.
sfc /scannow.
3. The scan might take a while to complete if it detects any issue in your system. However, if the SFC scan does not find any corrupt files or fails to repair them, you can try running a DISM scan. To run a DISM scan, open Command Prompt window as administrator and type the this commands DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth, one at a time, pressing Enter.

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