How to Enable the Delete Confirmation Dialog in Windows 10

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As you know in Windows 10 Explorer when you delete files there is no delete confirmation dialog, it just deletes the files as you press the DEL button.

If you want to enable the Windows 10 Explorer delete confirmation dialog follow these steps:

  1. type Local Group Policy Editor in Windows search and start the Local Group Policy Editor
  2. Click on the User Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->File Explorer (see the image below)
    [lightbox full=”https://blog.usro.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/windows-10-explorer-delete-confirmation.png”]Enable Windows 10 Explorer File Delete Confirmation[/lightbox]
  3. Double-click the Display Confirmation Dialog when Deleting Files and set it to Enabled.