Then you could open multiple images, documents, music, spreadsheets, and even .exe files within the saved list with a single click. Well, Microsoft has not incorporated such a feature into File Explorer. Nevertheless, you can still set up file lists with which to open multiple files at once. This is how you can open multiple files at once with a batch file or third-party software on Windows 10.
How can I open multiple files at once in Windows 10?
1. Set up a batch file and create a shortcut for it
Press the Windows + S hotkey on your keyboard to open the search box.
Enter Notepad in the search box, and then select to open that text editor.
Write @echo off’ at the top of the text file, as in the snapshot shown directly below.
Then enter the open file command as follows: start
For example, to open the CCleaner software, users would enter something like this in the text editor: start CCleaner64 “C:Program Files (x86)CCleanerCCleaner64.exe” Note that the file title that precedes the path in the command doesn’t need to include the file’s extension as well. After entering all the required start commands in the batch, click File and Save As.
Select All Files on the Save as type drop-down menu.
Then enter File list.bat in the File name text box.
Select to save the batch to the desktop. SPONSORED
Press the Save button.
Click the File list.bat file on the desktop, which will open all the files you programmed it to.
To assign a hotkey to a file list batch, right-click it and select Create a shortcut. That will add a duplicate batch file shortcut to the desktop.
Users can move the original batch file saved to the desktop into a folder, if they prefer.
Right-click the batch file shortcut and select Properties.
Click the Shortcut key box on the Shortcut tab, then press a keyboard key to set up a shortcut for it. For example you can choose Ctrl + Alt.
Press the Apply and OK buttons.
You can now press the Ctrl + Alt hotkey for the batch file to open its file list.
Although Windows 10 does not provide a built-in option to open multiple files at once, there is a workaround for this. You can set up a batch file to do the job via Notepad. After you create the batch file, you can assign a specific shortcut to it for quick access. This means that you’ll be able to open those files in the future with a simple keyboard shortcut.
2. Open multiple files with Instant File Opener
So, it’s relatively straightforward to set up a file list even with a batch file. You can set up numerous file lists to quickly open any combination of software, image, document, music, and spreadsheet files at once. If you have any other questions or suggestions, leave them in the comments section below and we’ll be sure to check them out.
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