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MatsBjur
Nov 14, 2022Brass Contributor
Windows explorer bug: renaming files highlights file name while editing, removing entire name
This has been a problem for several years with Windows explorer. If you work decently fast editing a file name, either by clicking on it or pressing F2, and then start typing immediately, Explore...
grhodgso
Feb 27, 2026Copper Contributor
For me, pausing OneDrive syncing stops the behavior of Windows highlighting a file name every 500ms or so. (There are probably a number of reasons this happens given how many people have reported it over the years, but this appears to work for me.)