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Harodman
Silver Contributor
Sep 24, 2025

Middle Click to open new instance broken by July updates - Fix?

I just installed the 23H2 July updates yesterday. (yes July)

Now when I middle click on the explorer icon pinned to my start bar after one instance of explorer is already open, it resizes the running instance instead of opening a new instance like it has always done.

FYI In system multitasking I have 'snap windows' on but all the options below that turned off. I tried changing all those settings and it doesn't make any difference.

Does someone know a fix to get middle click to open a new instance again?

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  • JasperMonroe's avatar
    JasperMonroe
    Iron Contributor

    Normally, middle-clicking on the pinned Explorer icon should open a new window. If it's resizing instead, it could be due to a setting or a glitch.

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