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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...
It is just crazy that it is now May of 2026 and this silly problem is still persisting. It is clearly related with Dropbox and OneDrive and such like. It is so frustrating to add something to a filename just to see when looking up at the screen again that one has overwritten the entire stupid file name.
Why the heck has MS not solved this?
This has been fixed!
kb5095093 released on the 23rd which includes the fix for renaming files.
This has been fixed!!!
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/june-23-2026-kb5095093-os-builds-26200-8737-and-26100-8737-preview-0e2a20f2-cf9e-46f8-9f08-e6996220882d
You need to get the update from the Microsoft catalog. It was released on the 23rd so yesterday.Just tested on a machine and issue is resolved.
