Problem

If you are using Windows 10 then you must have noticed that when you are deleting a file/folder then your Windows doesn’t show a delete confirmation dialog. This is the default setting in Windows 10 for deletion of a file/folder i.e. when you select a file/folder and press the delete button to delete it then Windows doesn’t prompt any confirmation dialog.

Solution

You may change this default setting, follow the steps given below:

• Right-click on the Recycle Bin and click on the Properties
  

  01. How To Enable Delete Confirmation Dialog In Windows 10

• Select the Disk in my case there is only one disk Local Disc (C:). You can see that checkbox against the Display delete confirmation dialog is not checked.
  

  02. How To Enable Delete Confirmation Dialog In Windows 10

• Check the check-box against the Display delete confirmation dialog and click on the OK button.
  

  03. How To Enable Delete Confirmation Dialog In Windows 10

• Now, try to delete any file/folder, it will display the delete confirmation dialog as shown below.
  

  04. How To Enable Delete Confirmation Dialog In Windows 10

Last Updated: August 16, 2019