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Drag and drop in this context is for files.

Is your other system properly mapped (smb://192.168.x.y) ?

If I map a drive on the other system, drag and drop works fine. If I do not map a drive, drag and drop does not work. So this is likely a security change.

Without logging in, the feature will depend upon successful browsing which does not always work, even now in Windows. So it is necessary to map a drive before dragging and dropping.

Follow up note:

I am using a Windows 10 host machine with a VMware Workstation 15 Pro (15.0.2 build-10952284).

There was an issue with Kali machines and a VMware Workstation 15 + version causing Kali to hang and VMware to "Stop Working" Nothing to do with Drag and Drop. But it was corrected in Workstation 15 ++ . Try upgrading VMware Workstation. I am using V16 at this point.

In response to the Firewall question:

The following ports are associated with file sharing and server message block (SMB) communications: Microsoft file sharing SMB: User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports from 135 through 139 and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) ports from 135 through 139.

From: https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/298804/internet-firewalls-can-prevent-browsing-and-file-sharing#:~:text=The%20following%20ports%20are%20associated,ports%20from%20135%20through%20139.

Also make sure File and Print Sharing and Network Discovery or the equivalent for Linux are enabled on all machines.

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