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The confirmation dialog box that pops up when you want to delete a file or folder is meant to prevent accidental deletion of data. It can be a great thing in some situations, and very annoying in others. Let’s take a look at managing the messages and how to prevent users from turning it off.

Turn Off Delete Confirmation Dialog Box

If you’re a system administrator or a power user, having Windows pop up a confirmation screen every time you want to delete a file becomes annoying. To turn the messages off, simply right-click the Recycle Bin and select Properties.

In the Recycle Bin Properties screen uncheck the box next to Display delete confirmation dialog the click Apply and Ok.

Prevent Users from Turning off Delete Confirmation Dialog Box

Unless you know what you’re doing, it isn’t recommended to turn off the delete confirmation dialog box, as it can prevent accidental deletions. For beginner and novice users, taking the extra step of answering the confirmation message is quite important. We can change a setting in Local Group Policy Editor to make sure this safeguard is always on and can’t be turned off.

Click on Start and type in gpedit.msc into the search box.

Navigate to User Configuration Administrative Templates Windows Components Windows Explorer then double click on Display confirmation dialog when deleting files.