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    This document provides instructions to modify registry settings to prevent folders from opening in new windows in Windows Explorer. The steps include opening the registry editor, navigating to specific keys, and modifying default values to change the command that is executed when a folder is clicked. This allows folders to open in the same window instead of new windows by default.

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    Solves the problem of each folder opening in a new window

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    This document provides instructions to modify registry settings to prevent folders from opening in new windows in Windows Explorer. The steps include opening the registry editor, navigating to specific keys, and modifying default values to change the command that is executed when a folder is clicked. This allows folders to open in the same window instead of new windows by default.

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    Folder Opening in New Window

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    manikandan@iamgod.in
    This document provides instructions to modify registry settings to prevent folders from opening in new windows in Windows Explorer. The steps include opening the registry editor, navigating to specific keys, and modifying default values to change the command that is executed when a folder is clicked. This allows folders to open in the same window instead of new windows by default.

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    HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF EVERY FOLDER

    OPENING IN A NEW WINDOW


    1.OPEN RUN->REGEDIT
    2.OPEN HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
    3.OPEN "DIRECTORY" FOLDER
    4.IN SHELL FOLDER, YOU CAN SEE WHAT APPEARES IN CONTEXT
    MENU(WHEN U RIGHT CLICK A FOLDER)

    5.HERE DELETE ALL EXTRA MENUS THAT U CREATED IN "FILETYPES->FILE


    FOLDER"

    Note: I write this document after i did all the changes that i am going to list now.
    So the pictures will look different than the one you will actually see while u do this.

    6.RIGHTCLICK SHELL->NEW->KEY
    7.NAME IT AS "Open"

    8.RIGHTCLICK OPEN->NEW->KEY

    9.NAME IT AS "command"
    10.IN THE MAIN WINDOW,RIGHTCLICK DEFAULT->MODIFY
    11.IN THE WINDOW TYPE %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe/idlist,%I,%L AND CLICK
    OK.

    12.RIGHT CLICK OPEN->NEW->KEY

    13.RENAME NEW KEY AS "ddeexec"


    14.RIGHTCLICK DEFAULT->MODIFY AND TYPE
    [ViewFolder("%l",%I,%S)]

    15.RIGHTCLICK ddeexec->NEW->KEY
    RENAME AS application
    16.RIGHTCLICK DEFAULT->MODIFY AND TYPE
    Folders

    17.RIGHT CLICK ddeexec ->NEW->KEY


    RENAME IT AS topic
    18.RIGHTCLICK DEFAULT->MODIFY AND TYPE AppProperties

    19.CLOSE REGEDIT

    NOW YOUR FOLDERS MUST HAVE BEEN CURED.

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