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Prevent Windows from Making Copies While Control-Clicking [Annoyances]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on May 09, 2008
You've just finished carefully control-selecting all those files you need to move off your desktop and into a container folder, and then, one hand slip later, you have twice as many to deal with. The How-To Geek finds the fix, both inside Microsoft's Swiss-Army-Fixer, TweakUI, and in two registry values you can find inside the HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktopkey. ChangeDragHeightandDragWidthto somewhere North of 10, and you'll get far fewer accidental copies. Hit the link for a pre-compiled fix and detailed instructions.Fixing Annoyances: Stop Windows from Copying Files Accidentally When Ctrl-Click Selecting [The How-To Geek]Shared by: