Open a session of Windows Explorer in a folder with numerous files, like the one shown in Figure A.Ĭlick the Organize tab on the top menu and navigate to the Folder and Search Options menu item, as shown in Figure B.įigure B Navigate to the Folder and Search Options menu item. This blog post is also available as a TechRepublic Gallery and TechRepublic download and was originally published in August 2010. To turn on this feature, you will have to change a setting in the Folder and Search Options of Windows Explorer. However, with the check box feature turned on, you can select multiple files with one mouse-equipped hand. While you can select multiple files in Windows Explorer by holding down the CTRL key for each mouse click, that is a two-handed procedure. But there is one tweak we have yet to mention - the ability to select multiple files with check boxes. In previous TechRepublic Microsoft Windows Blog posts we have presented several Windows Explorer tweaks that make the tool more efficient and, in some cases, just plain less frustrating.
