Detect Accidental Double Clicks (All Windows)

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Detect Accidental Double Clicks (All Windows)
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This setting is used to control whether explorer should attempt to automatically detect accidental double mouse clicks.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'UseDoubleClickTimer' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
UseDoubleClickTimer	REG_SZ	"1"


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Adv...

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced]
Name: UseDoubleClickTimer
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: (1 = Enabled, 0 = Disabled)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: May 27, 2002

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