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Enable/Disable Delete Confirmation in Windows 8

Editorial Team | July 1, 2013July 1, 2013 | Tips, Windows, Windows 8 |
Windows-8

Windows 8 is full of new features, graphics and a completely different UI from the previous versions of Windows. It changed the way people use their computers. One feature that Microsoft disabled from Windows 8 was the delete confirmation dialog box. If you have upgraded to Windows 8 then you would have noticed that when you delete a file it automatically goes to Recycle Bin, without asking a confirmation for the deletion. This fills up the Recycle Bin unnecessarily with accidentally deleted files.


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But Microsoft did not remove the feature, it just disabled it and enabling the Windows 8 delete confirmation box is dead simple.


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How to Enable/Disable the Delete Confirmation Box in Windows 8

  1. Go to your Desktop and right-click on the Recycle Bin icon.
  2. Recycle-Bin-Properties
  3. Select Properties.
  4. Enable-Windows-8-Delete-Confirmation
  5. Now just tick/untick the “Display delete confirmation dialog” option and click on “Apply”.

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That’s it. Now every time you delete something either by right clicking on the item and selecting Delete or by selecting the item and pressing the Delete button on your keyboard, Windows 8 will show the delete confirmation dialog box and relieves you from accidentally deleting files.
Verdict
I like it simple and don’t like the delete confirmation box bothering me again and again. But that’s my personal preference and I am used to it. You may like to confirm the action. So, here’s the easiest way.
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Discussions

  1. Gavin Wilson
    July 2, 2013 at 22:25

    Thank You for all the hard work, my windows 7 fan over heated and damaged too much to repair, so I had to use all my saving to get a laptop, but it came with windows 8. However I have lost photoshop CS6 and keygen. But thanks for sharing, it was fun when I had it, was just starting to get to grips. But now windows 8 doesn’t have a start button and I aint paying a 3rd company to give me one, so its hard to find things, wish I was more computer savy, anyways Ty

    Reply
    • Hemant Aggarwal
      July 2, 2013 at 23:07

      Try the free tool for getting Start Menu back

      http://mstoic.com/windows-8-start-menu-toggle-enable-disable-metro-ui-start-screen/

      Reply

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