1. Slow down the double-click speed
The first step in troubleshooting is to slow down the double-click speed. This is because, if the double-click speed is too fast, you might not be able to access the folder due to the rapid double clicking. In this scenario, you can try to decrease the double-click speed, which would enable you to open the folder or file by double clicking at a lesser pace. To achieve this, follow these steps:
2. Turn off Controlled folder access
Controlled folder access is a feature of Windows Security that is used to protect files, folders, and memory areas from unauthorized changes by third-party or unfriendly applications. The default protected folders are documents, music, videos, and pictures. So if you have enabled this feature, either make sure the folder you are trying to access is not included in the protected folders or disable the controlled folder access feature by using the following steps: To disable the controlled folder access, follow the steps:
3. Configure the File Explorer options to open files with a double-click
If you have configured the file explorer options to open the item with a single click, then it is obvious double-click won’t work. In this case, you can configure the file explorer options correctly by following the steps.
5. Uninstall Windows Update
If your Windows has updated recently, there is a high chance that the installed Windows update has a problem, preventing you from opening the files and folders. If that’s the case, you can uninstall the Windows update with the help of the following steps:
6. Configure the Registry Entries
There are two entries in the registry editor named MouseHoverWidth and MouseHoverHeight. These entries are used to adjust the width and height when the mouse hovers over an object. It’s possible that these registry entries have been altered by a third-party application. Therefore, you should try to configure these two entries correctly by following these steps: Before following the steps, make sure to create a backup with the help of the steps listed in the article.
8. Use a System Restore utility
If you are still facing this issue, you can try restoring Windows to a previous state using the system restore utility. Since we know this problem can be caused by incorrect mouse settings, using a system restore utility should work. A system restore saves the current state into a restore point that can be used later in the future to restore Windows. However, you should have a restore point created when you were not encountering any issues. To use a restore point, follow the steps: Since we know having a fast double-click speed is the root cause of this problem, make sure to prevent this issue by slowing down the double-click speed when you encounter this problem.
