In Windows 11 build 22635.4950 and 27818.1000, Microsoft introduced a new drag and drop feature, which displays a convenient tray at the top of the screen that allows you to easily drop files into one of the displayed applications. Users can enable this feature through the ViVeTool command or download supporting software. Here are instructions for enabling Windows 11 file drag and drop feature.
How to enable file drag and drop on Windows 11
Step 1:
First, download the ViVeTool tool to your computer according to the instructions below.
Step 2:
Then, open ViVeTool using Command Prompt or Windows Terminal. Run the command below to turn it on and restart your computer.
vivetool /enable /id:45624564,53397005Step 3:
After your computer restarts, you can share files by dragging from File Explorer or the desktop to the sharing tray at the top of the screen.
We select a file and start dragging it to the top of the screen to bring up the share tray.
Step 4:
Select one of the apps you want to use to share the file in the share tray. Or you can tap More to expand the file sharing app.
A new drag tray interface appears at the top of the screen when dragging local files from File Explorer or the desktop.
Instructions to bring drag and drop file feature to Windows 11
Step 1 : Visit GitHub to download the Windows 11 Drag And Drop To Taskbar Partial Fix tool from the developer nicknamed HerMajestyDrMona.
Step 2 : Click Windows11DragAndDropToTaskbarPartialFix.exe to download the tool's executable file.
Step 3 : Double-click on the downloaded Windows11DragAndDropToTaskbarPartialFix.exe to launch the tool. After the tool finishes running, you can perform file drag and drop operations like on Windows 10.
Windows 11 Drag And Drop To Taskbar Partial Fix tool will automatically detect whether you are holding down the left mouse button and whether you are dragging files to the Windows 11 Taskbar. If it detects these actions, it will automatically simulate the Win+Ctlr+Number shortcut keys to help you drag and drop files from one application to another.
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