For what it's worth, I just wanted to share my recent experience regarding the same drag/drop issue. I recently got exactly the same issue on my Windows 7 system soon after I installed the Windows updates (no surprise there!).
Here is the fix that worked in my case:
(Fix taken from Microsoft Answers Forum)
Here is the fix that worked in my case:
(Fix taken from Microsoft Answers Forum)
- Left & Right Click any file or folder and hold the mouse click buttons
- Press and hold Esc key
- Press and hold Ctrl key
- Release the mouse button first and then release the keys
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7i7-3520M8 GBIntel HD Graphics 4000, NVIDIA NVS 5200M
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell
- OS
- Windows 7
- CPU
- i7-3520M
- Motherboard
- Intel
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD Graphics 4000, NVIDIA NVS 5200M
- Hard Drives
- 1 (500 GB)
- Antivirus
- Endpoint Protection
- Browser
- IE, FireFox
