My personal solution for this is to do it in two steps:
1. Press CMD + n to open a real new window.
2. press the hotkey for the desired folder like CMD + Shift + o to open 
documents folder, CMD + Shift + h to open the home folder, and so forth.

Now I'm able to switch between these windows by pressing CMD + < or close one 
window after another by pressing CMD + w. Maybe a work around for you as well.

All the best
Jürgen



> Am 27.03.2015 um 16:56 schrieb Barry Hadder <[email protected]>:
> 
> Note That checkbox only changes the open in new tab menu item to open in new 
> window.  It does not cause folders to automatically open in a new window.  I 
> believe it is possible to assign a keyboard shortcut to it in system 
> preferences though.
> 
> In Lion, the box would cause folders to open in new windows, but it works 
> differently in Yosemite.  I don’t know what version of OS X started this, but 
> probably the one that introduced tabs.
> 
> 
> On Mar 27, 2015, at 10:26 AM, george b <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
> You want the check box unchecked it it checked it opens tags
>  
> From: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]> 
> [mailto:[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 08:22
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: making folders open in new windows
>  
> I think you'd want it unchecked. I've never paid much attention to how 
> folders open--I use cmd-n if I need a new window--but it seems like you'd 
> want windows and not tabs.
>> On Mar 27, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Stacey Robinson <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>  
>> Alex
>> Do I check or uncheck this?
>>  
>> Blessings,
>> Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk.
>>                                                 
>> mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>  
>>> On Mar 27, 2015, at 9:33 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>  
>>> In Finder, press command-comma to open Preferences. In the General tab, 
>>> there should be a checkbox about opening new folders in tabs instead of 
>>> windows.
>>>> On Mar 27, 2015, at 10:30 AM, Stacey Robinson <[email protected] 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>  
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> When I had my Macbook running Lion, each folder would open in a separate 
>>>> window.
>>>> I would like to do this with my macbook air, but can’t figure out how.
>>>> When I press command w I end up back on the desktop which isn’t where I 
>>>> want to be. In Lion, you’d just perform this command and be back in the 
>>>> first window.
>>>> Can someone tell me how to set things so this will be the case again?
>>>> Thanks very much.
>>>>  
>>>> Blessings,
>>>> Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk.
>>>>                                                 
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