Right-click on Recycle Bin icon on Desktop and select Properties.Ģ. If you also want to re-enable delete confirmation dialog in Windows 8, following steps will help you:ġ.
They want to bring back the delete confirmation dialog in Windows 8. Many Windows 8 users like this move but there are some other people who are not liking this step. In Windows 8 as soon as you press the “Delete” key, the selected file or folder is automatically deleted and moved to Recycle Bin without any confirmation prompt. In previous Windows versions, whenever you delete a file or folder, Windows asks for your confirmation before moving it to Recycle Bin but Microsoft has removed this confirmation dialog from Windows 8. Windows 8 Recycle Bin Will Not Warn You When You Delete a File UPDATE: This tutorial will also work in Windows 8.1 and later.Ī few months back when Windows 8 was under development and no testing build of Windows 8 was released to public, we told you that Microsoft is going to disable the delete confirmation dialog box in Windows 8: