You need to select files that can all be opened with the same program in order for that option to appear. There are still things you can do with a selection of an assortment of file types though ...

If you already have a program on your desktop and want to open a second or multiple instances of the same application in Windows 11/10, here's the trick!

Open one, two, three, or all the Microsoft Word files in a folder at the same time. Susan Harkins explains how to do it.

Switching between multiple open windows of the same program is a problem we try to solve in several ways. Sometimes you have applications that use tabs to view multiple files in one window.

I would like to be able to shut my PC down and then start up the next day with the same programs and files open on my desktop–just like if I had a REAL desk with all the hard-copy documents ...