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The thread discusses a Windows 10 File Explorer behavior where a pop-up window with a folder name appears during file or folder dragging, obscuring the view. Several users suggest solutions, including disabling folder pop-up descriptions, adjusting mouse ease of access settings, or changing transparency settings to make such overlays less distracting. The overall sentiment indicates that while some find the pop-up helpful, others find it obstructive, and various troubleshooting steps are recommended to customize or disable this feature.
Jaap Verhage

Jaap Verhage

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Hello everyone,

I'm sure this is laughably simple to fix, but I just can't find it anywhere. When I drag a file or folder in Windows 10 File Explorer, a little pop-up window appears as soon as the mouse pointer hovers over a folder. The mini-window contains the name of the folder. All the little window does for me, is obscure what I see. Is there a way to get rid of it? I don't remember seeing this in Windows 7.

Thanks for your time and trouble.

Regards, Jaap.
 

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pnamajck
Jaap Verhage … really, it would have been advantageous creating screen-cap so we could see what you are referring to.

open file-explorer … "menu" … "file" … "change-folder-options" … "view" … "advanced-settings" … disable "show pop-up description for folder and desktop items".

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pnamajck

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Jaap Verhage … there's talk on the i'net the issue could be the win-10 theme you are using … try going back to win-10 default theme.

settings / personalization / themes / theme-settings / windows10-default-theme

i haven't tried it out … am apprehensive about losing my own settings.

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Solved Possible to disable the large icon over pointer when dragging files? - Page 2 - Windows 10 Forums
 

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