Quit the double-clicking insanity, and you will eventually be glad you did. If you happen to be one of these compulsive double-clickers, then changing the above settings will put you in the unhappy position of having to break an old habit, which can be difficult if you’ve been doing it for years (decades?).
It wastes both time and system resources. Double-clicking links in browsers might, if the timing is right, open several instances of the same web page in different Tabs, or might open more windows, depending on how you have things set up. If you double-click these, you’ll find yourself running multiple copies of the same program.
Older programs, for example, allowed you to open several instances of themselves. Generally speaking, you have to open a file, folder or app on your Windows 10 PC by double-clicking the left mouse button, or clicking the right mouse. To change the speed of double-click, you press Windows + I to open settings, select Devices. This has only started happening recently Ive been running the technical preview for a while I get this with and without logitech drivers. We should still rule out hardware problems before we proceed to a fix.
Normally, this points to a problem with the mouse settings or a particular app that’s running on your system. You may also have accidentally adjusted the click speed too fast, causing Windows to receive signals incorrectly. If your mouse is executing a double-click when it shouldn’t there may be several reasons behind this. And I mean everything- she even double-clicks links on websites! Despite all my advice, I have been unable to break her of this terrible habit. Click speed is another Windows setting you can change to fix double click problems. I have a friend and client who double-clicks everything. It should be right at the top of the list.) Open the Control Panel and choose File Explorer Options (To open the Control Panel, simply click on the Start button and type control panel.
This week’s Quick Tips post will show you how to put links under all your Desktop icons so you can treat them like single-click links consistent with how your browser behaves. If running a program, any program, involves tons of clicks, then the interface sucks, and needs to be updated. It’s better for the mouse and it’s better for me by helping to retain any sanity that may still remain. Besides, the fewer times I have to click that mouse, the better. Press Windows key + R together to open RUN. 3 In the General tab, make sure the option is selected at Double-click to open an item. Having to click something twice to make it work in one place and only having to click something once in another place makes no sense to me. Otherwise, if you will do a single click, it will open a folder and and will act as a double click. I like consistency and would like to have my computer system work the same way everywhere. When you see a link on a website while you’re surfing the internet and want to see what it links to, you click it, right? You click it once– not twice, nor thrice.