Windows 10: Open new folders in their own window

Even with Explorer in Windows 10, new folders can be opened in a separate window. This only works for a selected folder using a key combination, but can also be set as the default using the settings.

Windows 10: Open individual folders in a new window

If you only need a single folder from time to time in a separate Explorer window, you don't have to dig through the Windows settings. Instead, you can give the folder its own window in two ways:

1. Open Windows Explorer and click the desired folder while holding down the [Ctrl] key. This then opens automatically in a new window.
2. Alternatively, right-click the folder and select "Open in new window" from the context menu.

Windows 10: Open new folders permanently in their own window

If you want to open each folder in a separate window by default, you have to adjust the Windows settings.

1. To do this, press the key combination [Windows] + [X] and select the entry "Control Panel" from the list.
2. There, click on the "Folder Options" entry in the "Appearance and Personalization" category.
3. In the new window, switch to the "General" tab.
4. In the "Search folder" section select the entry "Open each folder in a separate window".
5. When you save your changes with "OK", each folder opens with a double click in a separate Explorer window.

If you also want to open your folders with a single click instead of a double click, you can also set this in the Windows options.