Windows 10: is there a way to see inside a folder on the desktop just by hovering over it with the cursor

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  1. /u/ilukpo Win User

    is there a way to see inside a folder on the desktop just by hovering over it with the cursor

    /u/ilukpo, Sep 20, 2020
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  2. EvonyV Win User

    How to disable desktop folder highlight on hover

    Thank you, GMCGee78 for the suggestion.

    Double click is already enabled. I do see how single click will highlight and remain lit after removing the cursor from the icon.
    Hovering in that instance acts as the initial click select of a double click, priming the object to be expanded with, seemingly, the singular click.

    As it stands (double click enabled) hovering alone brings up the highlighted function. If I click, it will stay selected, similar to single click that you've pointed toward, where if the cursor is moved about the screen, that selection will remain until deselected.

    If I don't click, and only hover, it will remain highlighted until I remove the cursor.
    In this instance it isn't fully selected, it's just showing me where the icon/folder is located underneath the cursor. Which is default and fully normal.

    Removing the highlight and outline entirely, while hovering above with the cursor, is the aim. No acknowledgement of cursor placement when hovering above the item, in other words.

    OR

    Highlighting/outline in response to a click instead of a hover.

    Your participation in searching for the answer is much appreciated. I feel we are nearing a solution.
     
    EvonyV, Sep 20, 2020
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  3. niksus Win User
    desktop problem: mouse hover selection is not under mouse cursor

    I got the Anniversary Update a month or two back. And ever since I have this problem on desktop icons.
    The mouse hover selection is shifted away from cursor, in a way that the next icon is selected, not the one under cursor.


    When I click, the icon with the hover selection is started, not the one under cursor.
    This only happens with desktop icons.

    Tried to update drivers, but nothing's changed.
     
    niksus, Sep 20, 2020
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  4. is there a way to see inside a folder on the desktop just by hovering over it with the cursor

    display contents of folder on hover ?

    I used to have an app that let you hover the mouse over a folder and you will see the contents display in a pop up area.. similar to the right click context feature. You could then choose a shortcut from that to open - all without ever opening the folder itself.

    I cant for the life of me find that app but i want to use it to help organize my desktop.

    Any ideas?
     
    John Phoenix, Sep 20, 2020
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