How Do I Select Multiple Folders in Windows 10?

To select multiple files on Windows 10 from a folder, use the Shift key and select the first and last file at the ends of the entire range you want to select. To select multiple files on Windows 10 from your desktop, hold down the Ctrl key as you click on each file until all are selected.

Why can’t I select multiple folders in Windows 10?

To select a consecutive group of files or folders without using the keyboard, drag the mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items you want to include. To select non-consecutive files or folders, hold down CTRL, and then click each item you want to select or use the check-boxes.

How do you select multiple files in a folder?

To select everything in the current folder, press Ctrl-A. To select a contiguous block of files, click the first file in the block. Then hold down the Shift key as you click the last file in the block. This will select not only those two files, but everything in between.