How to Stop Auto-Expand on Hover in Folders Pane of Windows Explor

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So, I'm dragging some files, in Widows Explorer, over to the Folders pane,
and hovering a moment while I make sure I'm aiming at the right folder.
Typically, just when I release the mouse button, the intended destination
folder expands, that folder shifts up, and the files are dropped into some
subfolder. This is just irritating when I notice it and have to search for
the files, but it can be a real problem if I don't notice it at the time.

So, how do I suppress this auto-expand behavior, or whatever you'd call it?

Thanks,
Drew
 
dtronvig said:
So, I'm dragging some files, in Widows Explorer, over to the Folders pane,
and hovering a moment while I make sure I'm aiming at the right folder.
Typically, just when I release the mouse button, the intended destination
folder expands, that folder shifts up, and the files are dropped into some
subfolder. This is just irritating when I notice it and have to search for
the files, but it can be a real problem if I don't notice it at the time.

So, how do I suppress this auto-expand behavior, or whatever you'd call it?

Thanks,
Drew
Click to expand...

There's an option for the Start Menu, but I don't know if it extends to
other subfolders.

Right-click the Start button, click Properties, Customize button,
Advanced tab, it's the top choice.
 
Hi Elmo,

The Start Menu "Open submenus when I pause" setting changes a behavior in
the Start Menu that is kind of similar to the behavior I'm trying to change
in Explorer, but the Start Menu setting doesn't do anything for Explorer. I'm
hoping there's a similar setting in Explorer, even if it's a Registry
setting.

The Windows Explorer replacement Explorer2, for example, can turn this
behavior on and off; they call it "Automatic branch expansion when hovering
on a node". I'd rather use Windows Explorer if I can, because of the add-ons
available for it, particularly dBPowerAmp's detailed tooltip info for media
files.

So, I'm still looking for that setting in Windows Explorer.

Thanks for any help,
Drew
 
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