Policy

Display confirmation dialog when deleting files

Allows you to have File Explorer display a confirmation dialog whenever a file is deleted or moved to the Recycle Bin. If you enable this setting, a confirmation dialog is displayed when a file is deleted or moved to the Recycle Bin by the user. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the default behavior of not displaying a confirmation dialog occurs.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / File Explorer
Policy ID 87ae79484645
Internal name ConfirmFileDelete

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\ConfirmFileDelete (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\ConfirmFileDelete (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

Allows you to have File Explorer display a confirmation dialog whenever a file is deleted or moved to the Recycle Bin. If you enable this setting, a confirmation dialog is displayed when a file is deleted or moved to the Recycle Bin by the user. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the default behavior of not displaying a confirmation dialog occurs.

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