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So, you only need to follow one of the two methods above to enable or disable the “item check boxes” feature in Windows 11. When you disable one, the other will be disabled too.

Click Apply, then OK to save the changes.īoth the “item check boxes” options mentioned in the two methods above are the same and correlated with each other.

In the Advanced settings column, scroll down and look for an option called “ Use check boxes to select items“.

In the Folder Options window, click on View tab.

Click on the triple dotted icon at the top right corner of the window.

If that doesn’t work to remove the check boxes from icons on your Windows 11, here’s another method to disable the item check boxes feature via the Folder Options in File Explorer. Disable item check box feature via Folder Options To turn on the check boxes in Windows 11, simply repeat the steps above and enable the “Item check boxes” feature. Once the feature is disabled, the check boxes on all icons will disappear.

Then, uncheck the option called “ Item check boxes“.

Open File Explorer or This PC in Windows 11.

If you don’t need the feature and want to get rid of the check boxes from desktop icons and items in File Explorer, here’s how to disable the item check boxes feature in Windows 11. The item check boxes feature is an optional feature that some users may find useful when selecting or highlighting multiple files. How to get rid of the checkbox in Windows 11

If you know you didn’t enable the feature but the checkboxes suddenly started appearing on files and folders icons in File Explorer and on the desktop, one of your programs may have altered the settings and enabled the item checkbox feature. The Item checkbox feature is disabled by default in Windows 11. Follow one of the two methods below to do so. You can disable the feature to get rid of the check boxes from your files and folders icons in Windows 11.

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