Drag and drop a document to an open app window not working on some

I just upgraded to a HP ZBook 15 G3 Mobile Workstation (= laptop) that runs Windows 7 64-bit Corporate version. Before that I used a Dell desktop PC running the same OS.

I usually drag and drop a document/internet shortcut to an open window of the application that can open it to open the file or URL. This worked perfectly with my previous PC but does not work consistently on this system.
For example, I can't drag and drop an internet shortcut on top of Chrome window to open the URL, but I can do that with Internet Explorer 11 and Firefox. Drag and drop a document to an application that can open it work on most: e.g. Word, Excel, Photoshop, but not on all. It does not work with an application called Lectora that I use frequently. When it does not work, the cursor changed to circle with a diagonal line on top (NO sign).
Drag and drop to an application icon on desktop usually work but it's less convenient than directly to the application window.

Is there a fix to this problem?

Thanks,

Drag and drop to an application window must be implemented by the application. Many applications have this feature but others do not. If an application does not there is nothing you can do about it.

It may be application specific, but all the ones I have problem worked on a different PC with the same OS.