How To Open Files & Folders With A Single Click In Windows 7

November 25th, 2009 | Tags:

Posted November 25, 2009 – 10:35 am in: Windows 7 Tweaks

One of our reader has asked how to open folders and files with a single-click in Windows 7. Here is the quick solution.

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As you may know, by default, you need to double-click on an item to open it. But if you would like to open a file or folder quickly, you can enable single click to open an item option.

 

How to open files and folders with a single-click in Windows 7:

1. Open Windows Explorer.

 

2. Click Organize and then click Folder and search options to launch Folder Options dialog box. you can also launch Folder Options by using Alt + T + O keys.

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3. Under the General tab, enable the option named Single-click to open an item.

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4. Click Apply button to save the change.

 

5. You are done.

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