How to Enable Selection Checkboxes in File Explorer Windows 10 - MiniTool

How to show or hide check boxes in File Explorer

Are you wondering how to show or hide check boxes in File Explorer? If so, you're in the right place. This article will describe several possible ways to enable the selection checkbox in File Explorer.

Many users are used to selecting multiple files using the Shift key or the Ctrl key. However, some users reported that they could not use these shortcut keys to select multiple files. If you encounter this situation, how do you choose multiple files or folders?

Fortunately, you can check multiple files with the help of File Explorer checkboxes. This is a powerful feature that selects multiple files with just a click.

However, File Explorer in Windows 10 systems does not enable the check box by default. The following describes how to enable the selection check box in File Explorer.

How to enable the File Explorer checkbox in Windows 10

Method 1: Enable the selection check box through the ribbon

The file explorer's ribbon displays many common features. For example, you can use the View feature in the ribbon to delete files before a specific date. You can now enable the Select check box from the ribbon.

First, press Windows E key combination to open File Explorer.

Second, go to the View tab and check the Project Checkbox in the ribbon.

You can now see a checkbox next to all files and icons on File Explorer and desktop.

Method 2: Enable the selection check box through the folder option

Another easy way to enable the checkbox is to use the folder options. Using the Folder options, you can change the default folders in File Explorer, view folder sizes, enable checkboxes, and more. Now let's see how to enable the checkbox.

Step 1. In File Explorer, click View > Options .

Step 2. Go to the View tab and scroll down to select the Use check box to select the item . Finally, click the OK button to save the changes.

Method 3: Use Registry Editor to enable the selection check box

Registry Editor is a built-in tool for viewing or creating Windows registry keys. It can also help you enable the selection checkbox in File Explorer.

Step 1. Press the Windows R key combination to open the run window.

Step 2. In the run window, type regedit and press Enter . Click Yes in the User Account Control window.

Step 3. In the top address bar, enter the following location and press Enter :

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Step 4. In the right panel, double-click AutoCheckSelect . Then in a new window, change the value data to 1 and click OK .

To delete check boxes in Windows, you can refer to this article: How to delete check boxes on icons in Windows 11 .

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