Visual Studio: Open scripts in different window via double click

Question

My layout in Visual Studio 2017 is divided into 3 sections:

• Menus on the top
• Project Explorer on the very left
• Text Editor taking up the rest of the screen

When I double click on a class/script in the Project Explorer, it opens it within the same window (simply creates a second tab) and I have to move the tab to the Text Editor window every time.

Is there a way to make a double click open the script in the Text Editor (= another window)?

Answer 1

It sounds like your Project Explorer window is Docked as Tabbed Document. In this case, right click the Project Explorer tab and select Dock to fix the problem.