Multiselect doesn't work anymore

[ushtabalakh]

I have no idea what has happened in my explorer but I can't select multiple files, I only can select a single file at a time.

What can I do?

 

[lhuegele]

Have you tried drawing a box around the files? What about holding CTRL while you click on individual files? What exactly are you experiencing?

 

[N0ktar]

Click to select the first file, hold shift and click the last file. Did it select all of the files in between?

 

[ushtabalakh]

I know how to select multiple files but it doesn't work anymore when I hold the left mouse button it doesn't draw that box anymore it just selects the first file if I use CTRL or shift

 

[linney]

Have you tried Folder Options/ View, "Restore Defaults"?

Is System Restore an option?

What about in Safe Mode?

Are the Mouse Properties correct?

Can you try another Mouse?

 

[ushtabalakh]

>Have you tried Folder Options/ View, "Restore Defaults"?
I did it did not help

>Is System Restore an option?
That's the last thing I will do

>What about in Safe Mode?
What about it?

>Are the Mouse Properties correct?
What are the correct mouse properties?

>Can you try another Mouse?
I tried another one it didn't work

 

[lhuegele]

A system restore is the best idea. Simply go to Windows system restore and restore your settings back to a point in time when you know this was working fine. You can always roll back a system-restore in Windows and it doesn't hurt anything you've done on the computer since the restore-point you decide to use. It's very strange to have this just all of the sudden happen and at least with a system restore you can figure out if it's the O/S or not.

If a restore point fixes the problem then you have not only fixed the problem, but also narrowed it down to a setting that got changed, or some software incompatibility, or even possible malware infection.

Oh and I think linney wanted to know if the problem still exists when you boot to safe mode - pretty self-explanitory.

Good luck,

 

[linney]

Safe Mode is a diagnostic step that eliminates third party programs and drivers from the list of possible causes.

Mouse Properties have settings including right and left click swapping.