Adjusting Folder Options

Select the Folder Options icon in Control Panel to change settings for Web and folder views, the number of clicks required to open items, and advanced files and folders settings.

Step

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Point to Settings.
Select Control Panel.

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key).

Move to Settings by pressing S.
Select Control Panel by pressing C.

In Control Panel:

Double-click the Folder icon.

Note: If all of the Control Panel icons are not displayed, select view all Control Panel options.

In Control Panel:

Select the Folder icon by using the arrow keys.
Press ENTER.

Note: If all of the Control Panel icons are not displayed, press the TAB key until view all Control Panel options is selected, then press ENTER.

In the Folder Properties dialog box, select the appropriate tab:

To make changes to the Active Desktop, Web and folder views, the number of clicks to open items,and more, select the General tab.
To change folder views and select advanced files and folders settings, select the View tab.
To view, select, add, and delete registered file types, select the File Types tab.

In the Folder Properties dialog box, move to the appropriate tab by pressing CTRL+TAB:

To make changes to the Active Desktop, Web and folder views, the number of clicks to open items,and more, select the General tab.
To change folder views and select advanced files and folders settings, select the View tab.
To view, select, add, and delete registered file types, select the File Types tab.

Screenshot of the General tab in the Folder Properties dialog box

Folder Properties: General tab