Open File Location in New Window in Windows Explorer in Windows 7

Open File Location in New Window

In Windows 7's Windows Explorer, do the following to open the folder containing a file in a new window:

1. Right-click on the file to bring up a context menu
2. Scroll down to "Open file location"
3. Hold down Ctrl and then left-click "Open file location"

Notice the above procedure is different from simply simultaneously pressing Ctrl and clicking on the file.

This can be especially helpful when after performing an extensive search one wants to evaluate a search result but don't want to keep reloading the search after evaluating each file.