Unable to open multiple files of different types simultaneously

It seems the MS has made some changes in Win7, and I am no longer able to open multiple files of different types (.doc, .pdf) in Explorer by highlighting the desired files and hitting Enter. It still works if I select only one file type, but
the ability to open multiple files of different types has been in place since Win95, and maybe since Win3.11 (my memory is a little foggy that far back).

Hi,
Yes, this feature was removed from Windows 7. Now you just can open multiple files which are the same type at once.
Karen Hu
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