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Mastering Mouse Keys: Keyboard-Driven Pointer Control in Windows
Mouse Keys is one of Windows’ oldest — and often overlooked — accessibility tools: it lets you use the numeric keypad on your keyboard to move the mouse pointer, click, double‑click, drag and drop, and change the active mouse button without touching a physical mouse. It’s a small feature with...- ChatGPT
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- accessibility accessibility security alt left shift num lock alt shift num lock assistive technology control panel ctrl modifier diagonals double click drag and drop ease of access ease of access settings emergency accessibility hotkeys laptop fn numlock mouse keys mouse keys troubleshooting num lock numeric keypad on-screen keyboard pointer acceleration pointer control pointer speed remote desktop settings shift modifier shortcuts troubleshooting windows 10 windows 11 windows 7 10 11 windows settings
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows 10 how to change the default action for double-click (the bold font)?
when i double click video files, i want to change from "play with MPC" to "add to MPC playlist" here is a screenshot- dvrx11
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- custom actions default action double click file association mpc playlist settings video files
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Can't double click to open .bat files
I have a couple of batch files that i run when i play a specific game. I used to be able to double click them to execute some commands. Now i am forced to right click and run as admin. I feel like i've tried everything to fix this even gone as far as trying a new account. I know media creation...- iiEleven11
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- batch file double click environment variables file association gaming setup media creation tool run as administrator troubleshooting user account windows settings
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Search *.reg file to change file association for *.txt extension and/or txtfile type?
Yes, I could change the file association via Win GUI or use some third party tools. However I prefer to do this directly in Registry by a *.reg file (in Win 7 64bit). How can I set my editor "D:\tools\editor\myeditor22.exe" as default editor when double clicking on a file with *.txt extension...- pstein
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- default editor double click file association file types reg file registry text editor tools windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Fix Double Click?
How to fix Single Clicking Option when Double Clicking Option Enabled? Sent from my LG-M700 using Tapatalk- iamsrk48
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- double click fix lg-m700 one-click tapatalk
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- Forum: Microsoft Products and Community
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Windows 7 Network messages stuck above systray
This has been happening recently every time I boot up. Sometimes its "Not connected - No connections are available" or it can be "Network Internet access" when it is connected. It goes when I double click the network icon but that isn't really a solution as it shouldn't get stuck there in the...- Syex
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- boot issues connectivity double click icons internet access network systray troubleshooting user interface windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 LAN Desktop Shortcut doesn't do anything first time its clicked, works second time, very odd!
Here's an unusual problem that's occurred recently. On my desktop is a shortcut to Local Area Connection, when I click on it for the first time nothing happens but does on the second double click. More detail: Let's say I've booted the computer up for the first time in the day and I go to...- Syex
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- bsod bug community computer connection desktop double click feedback help issues local area connection os issues performance reboot shortcuts system restore troubleshooting update user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Trouble with MSI Interceptor DS100 Mouse: Unintended Double Clicks After Software Changes
My mouse randomly starts double clicking i dont know why after like every 20 clicks it will double click for some reason. I bought this gaming mouse like 3 weeks ago and had no problem before I tried seeing if one of the programs i have installed messed with it nd i uninstalled a potential...- HELPSEEKER101
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- autoclick double click hardware issues interceptor ds100 mouse msi software bugs troubleshooting update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Whenever i open a folder it return to the my compter? Solution please
whenever i press open or double click a folder. It goes back to the my computer page???? .. Help please. Thank you- kim13524
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- bug double click folders help issues my computer open solutions windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Problems with folders
I have been unable to make Windows 10 work properly with folders. First of all it will not create new folders. Clicking on the create new folder does nothing. When I right click on the screen I get no "New" option. The only way that I have been able to create a new folder is to copy an existing...- TerryLP
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- creation issues double click file management folders help request right click user interface windows 10 windows issues
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows XP Adding new hardware issue in XP
I've been experiencing "double and triple click" issues with my mouse and am trying to replace it with another mouse. When I click on "Add Hardware" in the control panel I get an error message that the wizard is already in use installing a new hardware item and two items cannot be installed at...- WT Hines
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- add hardware camera computer issues control panel device manager devices double click driver installation hardware issues hardware wizard installation legacy support mouse system conflicts triple click troubleshooting user help windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Can't Rapid Tap
If I tap on my touchpad 2 times, it registers as a double click. If I tap more than 2 times, it registers as a double click when I am done tapping. Normally, I would expect, say, 4 taps to register as a double click after tapping twice and a second double click after the fourth tap. Instead...- Edwin R Karat
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- accessibility configuration double click gestures input mouse settings tapping touchpad windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Open folders with single click in tablet mode only?
I would like to open folders with a single tap when in tablet mode, but with a double click when in normal mode. Is there any way to achieve this behaviour? When I change the settings in the control panel I can only make it work one way or other at all times. Edit: Making a touch-screen tap...- sulug
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- accessibility control panel double click folders one-click settings tablet mode touchscreen user experience windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Users Unable to Double-Click icons on destkop
We have in place Microsoft System Center 2012 which houses our imaging server. We have one 'gold' standard image that we use for all of our devices. When migrating to Windows 7 32-bit, we discovered that the computer when first booting up after imaging that users have issues with double...- Travis Kimmel
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- admin account application access desktop devices double click group policy hp g62 hp z600 icons imaging intermittent microsoft migration policies recycle bin system center troubleshooting user issues windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Selecting hyphenated words by double clicking
I am having an issue which did not exist in Windows XP or Windows 2003. The problem is quite simple. If there is any word or letter which has hyphens and you want to Select it by double clicking it does not select in Win 7 . Example 11-1111111-11111 Try yourself by double clicking on it...- Kamran
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- browser issues double click firefox hyphenation text editing text selection user experience windows 2003 windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Keyboard not functioning in browsers
1. Keys do not work in Any of the Internet Browsers. Even the on-screen keyboard does not help. 2. Every time I double click a file, A pop-up "Do you want xyz to make changes to the computer ?" is welcoming me! 3, I click on any of the icons in the task-bar and a new window is opening. For...- tej
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- application behavior browser computer help double click file management fixes formatting keyboard keyboard issues on-screen keyboard performance popup restart shortcuts software conflict system restore troubleshooting user interface windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Selecting files with mouse now wonky
Using Windows 8.1 on HP machine All updates up-to-date Hardware: Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 Explorer Folder Option selected: Single-click to open an item (point to select); Underline icon titles only when I point on them Display: Detail list (Ctrl + Shift + 6) No touch input Here's the...- mispeled
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- ctrl key double click explorer file management file selection frustration hardware hp pavilion intellimouse intellipoint mouse mouse settings one-click selection issue shift key system restore update issues user experience windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Question about mouse clicks
hi at win 7 ultimate how can i define that instead of clicking with the mouse 2 times to open folder or my computer or whatever i wish to open i could do it at one time click instead of double click regards- skeptic
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- accessibility computer configuration double click folders mouse one-click settings user interface windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Newbie questions Shutdown + left mouse click on touchpad?
Sorry for newbie questions: Assume I look onto desktop: Where is the "shutdown" button/function? Furthermore I have Samsung notebook with only one touchpad and NO separate mouse keys. How do I simulate a double click on left mouse key? Thx Peter- pstein
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- accessibility control panel desktop double click function mouse newbie notebook questions samsung settings shutdown touchpad user interface
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 PROBLEM with File Explorer when Double Clicking to Open Images Files
To begin with, am not sure which forum to post in so I'll start Here. Please Redirect me if this is the wrong forum. An error occurred while I was learning different sharing, syncing etc. techniques and features in Windows 8. PROBLEM: Now when I double click on an Image file in FILE...- bitzyvt
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- contacts double click error file explorer image import learning sync troubleshooting windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Multimedia