# back button on explorer 'sticky'

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-button-on-explorer-sticky/494147>\
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**Created:** [April 23, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-button-on-explorer-sticky/494147 "2009-04-23T21:12:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-button-on-explorer-sticky/494147/1 "2009-04-23T21:12:05Z")

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This has been happening for some time now, but I thought I’d let you know.

When I attempt to use the ‘back’ button in Explorer, nothing happens. If I click it about 7 times, it finally goes back. I have taken to clicking on the path at the top of the thread to exit threads, but it’s a bit of a pain. This happens on both my work and home computers.

Although I suspect you won’t have a solution for this, I thought I’d bring it up.

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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-button-on-explorer-sticky/494147/2 "2009-04-23T22:29:52Z")

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What version of Explorer and what operating system?