[Win 11] Select on hover (for icons, not windows)


Jose Hidalgo

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Hi guys,

With Win 7, I'm really used to the single-click mode + hover to focus (hovering on a window selects it).
So on Win 11, I have enabled both these options. That part works.

However, on Win 7 I can just hover on any icon and it will get selected.

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On Win 11 hovering on an icon (be it on the desktop or in any Explorer window) does nothing:
  • On the desktop it does nothing,
  • In any Explorer window, it displays a tooltip with info, but the icon still doesn't get selected.
How can that be changed? Thank you. :-)
 

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Sorry, it's not. I had already visited that link, and unless I'm wrong it's only meant for windows, not icons.
 

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Is that what you say?
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I no longer have my old computer—the one with the Ryzen 5500, GeForce 1650 Super, and 16GB of DDR4 3200 MHz RAM.
Jose Hidalgo said:
on Win 7 I can just hover on any icon and it will get selected.
Click to expand...
I think that was an AeroPeek feature that went out with Windows 10, or earlier.
Now you have to click n drag the mouse a bit, or use checkboxes...

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I thought this is it, but the desktop icons are being selected just by hovering the mouse over them, I'm not clicking, I just clicked once to open the folder.
This option is in the folder options, click to open, point to select.

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I no longer have my old computer—the one with the Ryzen 5500, GeForce 1650 Super, and 16GB of DDR4 3200 MHz RAM.
Oooh, I get it now! @Alex__ASSR is right! :D @Edwin, the feature is still there! 🙏

Indeed it's right there in the folder options: click to open, point to select. I shouldn't have missed that. 😅
I'm sorry, I thought that feature had been lost between W7 and W11 and that some external tool or registry hack could bring it back.
Turns out it's still there. 😊

For the record, for the feature to work, the folder must have focus first. Here's two examples:

EXAMPLE 1:
  • Two windows side to side (A and B)
  • Window A has focus (= it's selected)
  • I can point to select any window A item
  • However, I can't do it with window B items: window B must have focus first
EXAMPLE 2:
  • One window (A) and some icons directly on the desktop
  • Window A has focus
  • I can point to select any window B item
  • However, pointing on desktop items will have no effect: desktop (which is a folder too) must have focus first, so we have to click on an empty part of the desktop first
Those two examples are slightly different. Why?
  • In example 1, hovering over window B is enough for it to get focus
  • In example 2, hovering over desktop is NOT enough for it to get focus: we must click on an empty part of it first, otherwise it will never get focus! ☝️ That's only one of the many Windows weirdnesses... 🤭
:wink:
 
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OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Personal build
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7700
Motherboard
Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus WiFi
Memory
DDR5 = 32 GB = 2x16 GB (Corsair Dominator - DDR5 RGB - 6000 MT/s)
Graphics Card(s)
Not yet
Sound Card
No
Monitor(s) Displays
Philips BDM3270QP2
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
M.2 = 2 TB (Samsung 990 Pro)
SATA = 12 TB (Western Digital Red - WD120EFAX - 5400 rpm)
PSU
Corsair RM850e (850W - ATX 3.0)
Case
Corsair Crystal 280X TG (White, RGB)
Cooling
Intake = 2x120mm fans (Corsair LL120 RGB) / Exhaust = 2x120mm AIO (Aerocool Mirage L240)
Keyboard
Corsair K55 RGB
Mouse
Vertical mouse from AliExpress, very good for the price and a lifesaver for my wrist :)
Internet Speed
Fiber
Browser
Firefox, Brave, Tor
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
UPS = 1000VA (Nitram PB1000 LCD), protecting PC + Monitor + Speakers
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