Issue:

When running ZWCAD as administrator, the cursor changes to a forbidden symbol while dragging drawings into the drawing area. How to deal with it?

Causes:

The inability to open drawings via drag-and-drop is caused by Windows security policy settings when running the software as an administrator. This issue can be resolved by modifying the group policy.

Solution:

Method 1:

  1. Press Win+R, enter regedit, and click OK to open Registry Editor.
  2. Navigate to the path:Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Systemand locate EnableLUA.
  3. Double-click EnableLUA, set its value to 0, then click OK.
  4. Restart the computer.

Method 2:

  1. For Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10, download the registry file.
    Allow dragging to open files.reg
  2. Double-click the registry file to enable it.
  3. Restart the computer.



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