Invert Selection of Files in Windows 8

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Hi, you're watching VisiHow. This is a tutorial on how to invert selection of files on Windows 8 computers. First, we need a folder that contains several icons of folders or applications.

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   Let's open the file explorer

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   In this case, we will double-click the "This PC" shortcut on our desktop.

   

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   Double-click on a folder containing several items

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   For this example, we will choose one called "VisiHow".

   

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   Press and hold the "Ctrl" key

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   Click two items. We will click "X Archive Data" and then also "VisiHow". These two folders are now selected. Let's invert the selection.

   

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   Move the mouse to the upper-left corner of the window and click "Home"

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   Near the top right corner, click "Invert selection"

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   The two folders are no longer selected

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   Instead, "easycap videos" is now selected.

   

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   This concludes our tutorial on how to invert selection of files on Windows 8 computers

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