Windows 10: Why are files opening on a single click when setting is to open on double click?

Just what the question says. I'm in Windows Explorer, WIndows 10 21H2, OS Build 19044.2846 . Corporate license. I see an old question from 2014 about the same thing happening for Excel files. These are Excel files as well, . I want to select and drag to move a bunch of files. Instead, Windows Explorer is opening the first file selected. This prevents the file from being moved.

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Single/double-click to open file in Explorer

Recently my Windows 10 Home has changed from double-click to open files to single-click and underlining files as hyperlinks, even though it is set to double-click in folder options. I have restored the default settings as shown below but this has made no
difference. Using the old trick of 'turn it off, turn it on again', I tried opting for single-click, intending to then go back to double-click but this option has been disabled. I have searched forums for answers and although there seem to be very few people
experiencing the same issue all the answers refer to the Group Policy Editor. I have tried following the steps to install this on the Home edition but have so far had no success.

 

opening .dds files with gimp

Simply, HOW? I got the DDS plugin but the POS wont open DDS files still. Can someone give me a step-by-step rundown of how to install the DDS plugin for gimp so I know if I'm missing something?

 

cannot open files on network shared drive

we use kitchen design software, and store all the drawings on a separate computer (sort of like a server, as it also hosts our quickbooks company files). I have enabled all available permission settings, and i still have an issue. the program saves the drawings as *.kit files, which can be opened by double clicking them. the only way to open the file is to drag and drop it to the desktop, and then it opens. is there any way to set something up where i can double click the file in the shared folder to open the drawing? when i double click the file on the shared folder, the design program opens up but it does not load the drawing. so would this be an issue with the program, or the shared folder?