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How to select multiple files with keyboard only in windows explorer [duplicate]

I know that we can use CtrlLeft Click to add a file to the selection in windows explorer. It is also possible to use ShiftArrow to extend the selction to adjacent files.

How can I select files that are not adjacent though - without using the mouse?

I noticed that I can use CtrlArrow to move some kind of cursor onto a file without actually selecting it, but then how can I select the file I want selected once that cursor is on it?

Bonus Points if you also know how to jump to a filename and add this to the selection, but that would be a different question

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CtrlSpace to select or unselect the file that's currently under the cursor.
You can move with CtrlArrow.

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