Windows 10: File Explorer: expand to current folder not working

Windows 11 Pro 22H2In file explorer the "expand to current folder" oèètion is enabled but it is not working.

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Expanding folders in file explorer

Hi,

In answer to your query, yes, there's an option to change the Folder View Options of your File Explorer. To do so, follow these steps:

• Open File Explorer.
• Click File tab.
• Select Change folder and search options.
• Click View tab.
• Under Advanced settings, scroll down to Navigation pane.
• Check Expand to open folder, Show all folders, and
  Show libraries.

You can also check all the options, and set it up the way you wanted.

We'll be here if you need more help.

 

Auto-expanding in File Explorer

Windows 11 Pro x64 (v10.0.22621.755).

My File Explorer for some odd reason has started opening every folder as
soon as I click on one of my drives. Used to be that when I did that (clicked on the drive name, not the + sign next to it), it
would show the folder list in the right-hand panel, but not under the drive unless I double-clicked on it.
I tried turning the "Expand to open folder" in the options on and off to no
avail. I have "Double click to open an item" set to on, single-click off.
I have compared my settings to the ones I have on my laptop (Win10Pro x64)
and they are the same, but the laptop does it the right way. Also, the laptop shows a ">" next to the drive, and my desktop shows a "+".
I've tried a number of suggestions, including here, all to no avail:

<Turn On or Off Expand Folder in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 11 Tutorial>
Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Worst case scenario, I could do a Repair Install of Win11, but I'd rather not, IYKWIM.

TIA!

 

File Explorer navigation pane sometimes expands to show all folders and sometimes consolidates shows only the selected folder

Both the folders that expand fully and those that partially expand have exactly the same settings, which are as you suggested, so this didn't solve the problem. Any other ideas?