So it's the double-click on a single file that clears the selection because I have absolutely opened multiple files at once on accident. So yeah, pressing Enter or Right-Click>Open is the way to go.

A new Windows 11 Insider update optimises File Explorer search by removing redundant indexing operations, promising faster ...

The first feature drop for Windows 11 2022 Update Version 22H2 is available now with Cumulative Update (KB5019509). This optional non-security update brings new features which include a Taskbar ...

In brief: If you frequently deal with zipped files, File Explorer should soon perform notably better during extraction. Developers have optimized the feature in the latest Windows 11 Preview Build. It ...