Why am I unable to open a script/function by drag-and-dropping it into MATLAB Editor?

I'm not able to drag a script or function from Windows File Explorer and drop it on the open MATLAB editor and have the file open. I have to use the MATLAB menus to open the file or type

>> edit MyFile.m

at the MATLAB Command Window.

I also cannot drag and drop the file into the MATLAB Command Window to run the code.

The issue started appearing after I installed a MATLAB Update.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This can happen if the MATLAB process is being started by a different system user (administrator) than the Windows File Explorer (explorer.exe) process, so drag-and-drop is being blocked as a security measure.

The issue can be resolved by starting explorer.exe from the same terminal with the same admin privilege as matlab.exe.