Set Icons in Win7 to Open With a Single Click Instead of Double-Click

Open up any folder, click on Organize and then Folder and Search options.

Then change the “Click items as follows” section to “Single-click” instead of “Double-click”.

You’ll notice the setting underneath it, which determines whether icon titles are underlined or not by default. The default setting is only when you point at them, so your icons will look normal:

Personally I just prefer to leave Windows to the default double-click, but a lot of people prefer single clicking, and now you know how to do it.