To set whether WIN8 displays the delete confirmation dialog box

When you delete a file or folder in a Windows 8 system, we find that the system does not give a previously familiar dialog box to ask for confirmation of deletion because the WIN8 system defaults to not displaying "are you sure you want to move this file to the Recycle Bin?" And "Are you sure you want to merge folders with the same name?" Wait for a query dialog box. Some users may not be accustomed to this, the WIN8 system gives a flexible setting to meet the different users of the use of habits, let's look at what the Win8 is free to set whether to display the Delete confirmation dialog box.

Win8 Recycle Bin Settings Show Delete File confirmation dialog box

Into the Win8 traditional desktop, right-click the Recycle Bin icon, select "Properties" in the right button menu, and open the Recycle Bin Properties Setup Panel.

Icon: Right-click menu to open Win8 Recycle Bin property settings

In the Win8 Recycle Bin Properties Setup Panel, we can set the Recycle Bin size for each partition, or simply choose not to move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove the file immediately after removing it ", of course, the most important thing is the check box below" Show delete confirmation dialog box. "

Diagram: Win8 Recycle Bin property settings

Check the "Show Delete confirmation dialog box" and make sure that after we delete the file and folder in the WIN8 system, the system will pop up the confirmation prompt window.

Icon: Win8 System Display Delete file confirmation dialog box

Group Policy settings Win8 whether to display the Delete File confirmation dialog box

If some users are accustomed to not displaying the Delete File confirmation dialog box, they find that the "Show Delete confirmation dialog box" option in the Recycle Bin settings is checked and grayed out, because the file deletion has been modified in the Group Policy Editor of the WIN8 system. If you need to cancel, you need to go to the Group Policy Editor to do some simple setup steps.

Icon: The "Show Delete confirmation dialog box" in the Win8 Recycle Bin property settings cannot be modified

Use the "win+r" shortcut key to open the Run window, enter the "gpedit.msc" command, and confirm. In the local Group Policy Editor of the WIN8 system, locate the user Configuration-Administrative Templates-windows component-File Explorer, and then on the right, locate the "Show confirmation dialog box when deleting files" and double-click it.

Icon: Enter the WIN8 system Group Policy Editor

At this point we will see that the "Show confirmation dialog box when deleting Files" setting window has a status of enabled. This is why the delete confirmation check option in the Recycle Bin attribute is grayed out, select Disabled or Not configured, save the settings, and then go back to the Recycle Bin property, and the Show confirmation dialog box option can be changed.

Diagram: View and modify the Show confirmation dialog box when deleting files set the window state