Why are vector files losing their strokes and the paths being outlined when I place and embed them in Illustrator CC?

We use several hundred templates in eps format, so there is a lot dragging of files from windows explorer directly into Illustrator CC .  However, when I hit the embed option, all the strokes are converted to shapes.  We use a lot of dashed strokes so this is a problem when the embedding option changes each dash to an individual shape.  It isn't on all eps files, it's random and we can't find the common factor causing this.  The originals were created in Illustrator.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Your question is "Why?" and I must admit I don't know. But this is exactly the kind of thing that has always deterred me from adopting a drag-and-drop workflow in any aspect of my work.
If you're bringing those into another file, it might benefit you to open them and copy/paste instead of drag/drop.
The sequence could go like this:
Double-Click
Ctrl+A (select all)
Ctrl+C (copy)
Ctrl+W (close...and return to working file)
Ctrl+V (paste) or Ctrl+F (paste in front) or Ctrl+B (paste in back)

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