If the MS Windows 11, 10, ... etc. OS mouse opens files with a click and you want to switch to double-click!In general, you have to open a file, folder or app on your Windows PC by double-clicking the left mouse button or right-clicking and selecting Open in the context menu. In this FAQ you will learn how to quickly open a folder and files with either a single click or a double click. 1.) How to switch between the double-click and single-click method!
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(Image-1) Help, with a click of the mouse the MS Windows files are opened! |
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Sometimes users wonder why they have to click twice when they can click once after reinstalling Windows, change the setting "Double-click to open files" to "Single click".

2.) Step by step for Windows beginners!
1. Start the Control Panel2. F3 key and enter "explorer"
3. Open the Explorer Options
4. Set to Programs:
Single-click (selection by pointing)
(... see Image-1 Point 1 to 5)
Optional:
[1] icon labels as in Underline browser
[2] Underline symbol signatures only when pointing
(Image-2) Click of the mouse MS Windows File-Explorer! |
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Or to start the programs in the classic way or to open documents with a double-click, this is an easy mouse-click here Change behavior at any time!
FAQ 80: Updated on: 27 July 2021 07:39