Can't disable finder folders open in new window

In Finder Prefs I changed it to always open folders in new window. Later I decided to switch it back so I unchecked it. It still opens folders in a new window. Obviously, I've tried several times, restarted many times, etc. Suggestions?

Exactly. Since the OS stores all code that runs the machine in RAM, you need to restart any app that you make changes to for it to use the new settings. Since the Finder is always running (it operates the Desktop and other things), relaunching via the Dock option forces it to dump its code from RAM and repopulating it with the new settings.

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