Windows Explorer navigation pane items expand without user input

[Melita]

Windows 7 Home Premium - The problem is with Windows Explorer left hand navigation pane. All items Under heading "Libraries" (Documents etc.) and those under heading "Computer" such as Local Disk (C etc. randomly go into expanded display, showing all folders when I have not clicked to expand. I have de-selected both "Show all folders" and "Expand to current folder" options that appear when right clicked on the navigation pane. It happens very fast, that to drag and drop a file is almost impossible because it invariably goes in to a wrong folder in the expanded view.

 

[iko22]

Hello Melita

Does the issue occur on all User Profiles on the computer?

Can you perform a Clean Boot and see if the issue persists after that start-up mode?

 

[Melita]

Sorry I was away and missed your post. Yes, the issue persist on all user profiles and also in Clean Boot configuration.

Something I forgot to mention... if I click on any of the Libraries or Local Disks, nothing happens at that time. But the moment I double click on any folder in that Library or the Local Disk, it expands immmediately displaying all items. This happens only if I click on a folder and not if I click on a file.

 

[RolandJS]

Melita, I will watch this thread and learn alongside you, I have a similar situation.

 

[Melita]

Melita, I will watch this thread and learn alongside you, I have a similar situation.

Welcome to the thread This behaviour is quite messy in an otherwise neat Windows Explorer!