One Click to launch Apps

I use win 8.1. How do I launch a software with only one click of the
mouse in lieu of the normal double click?

On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 04:41:37 -0600, wrote:

I use win 8.1. How do I launch a software with only one click of the
mouse in lieu of the normal double click?

Where from? The Start screen and the Task bar should open programs
with a single click already. Have you tried the Dummies material
referred to in a previous thread?

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I use win 8.1. How do I launch a software with only one
click of the mouse in lieu of the normal double click?

Folder Options.

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said on 12/16/2013 5:41 AM:
I use win 8.1. How do I launch a software with only one click of the
mouse in lieu of the normal double click?


I have StartisBack menu program loaded on mine, and it launches every
program in a single click.
And if you pin frequently programs to the taskbar, they launch in a
single click.

Hi, Mee.

The actual screen to change to single-click launch has not changed since
maybe Win95, but how to get to that screen has changed.

In Win8.1, from the File Explorer Ribbon's View tab, click the far-right
Options icon, then you should see the "Folder Options" screen, familiar from
prior Windows versions. In the middle of the first (General) tab here,
click the "Single-click to open an item..."

While you are in Folder Options, I recommend you change a few more default
settings. One of the first things I do when setting up a new Windows
installation is come here and click the View tab. Then I click to "Show
hidden files, folders, and drives" and UNCHECK the box to "Hide extensions
for known file types" (which SHOULD have been unchecked by default). I also
uncheck the box to "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)",
even though it says "recommended" and even though you'll need to insist that
you really do want to do this.

There are many other settings here that let YOU customize YOUR Windows to
look and act the way YOU want, but each of us is an individual so I won't
try to tell you how to set YOURS. But YOU should explore and test the
options here until YOU are happy with the way YOUR system behaves. If you
don't like the results, just come back here and change it back. If it gets
too messed up, just click Reset Defaults and start over.

RC
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San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP (2002-2010)
Windows Live Mail 2012 (Build 16.4.3508.0205) in Win8.1 Pro


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I use win 8.1. How do I launch a software with only one click of the
mouse in lieu of the normal double click?