Back when I used Windows 7 and 10, I had the ability to drag files and objects off windows, say, hover them over another open app on the taskbar, and it would focus on that window, allowing me to drop that file or object into that window.

There were quite a few drag-and-drop features like that, and I remember a lot of drag and drop features related to creating shortcuts from explorer and the start menu by dragging them to the desktop.

Now, if I want to create a shortcut, I have to use shell commands to open the Applications folder and manually create a shortcut from the list of applications, or if I want to drag a file to another window, I have to minimize everything and shrink the two windows so I can drag it and refocus onto the other window.

It's been one of the most repetitively irritating issues with Windows 11, hell, I can't even drag and drop an application onto the taskbar, I have to open the application, then right-click and pin it.

Is there a setting or registry option to enable these features?

I've had these convenient features since the first versions of Windows 7 I ever used, and then Windows 11 came around and so many of the convenience features are just gone.