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Check boxes on file explorer

Anonymous
2021-11-09T19:47:34+00:00

Today my file explorer started looking like this. A check box by each item. This is hapening for anything viewed, not just for "This PC."

How do I get rid of them? Note that the option to show check boxes is NOT selected.

THIS HAS BEEN RESOLVED. See my final post.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-11-10T00:13:17+00:00

    Click the three dots, then options and a window should pop up named 'Folder Options'

    Click the view tab, look for 'Use check boxes to select items' and uncheck. Click apply, OK.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-11-10T23:51:43+00:00

    Hello Bertilak,

    Happy to hear your issue is resolved. But I'm curious. Have you tried to create a new profile to see if the issue is just only in your profile?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-11-09T22:02:19+00:00

    That didn't work. (Actually I think I did that one already but I did it again just to be sure.)

    I have access to another, identical, WIN 11 system and it does not have this pronlem. There is something I noticed -- when I activate the "show checkboxes" option on that computer there are no checkboxes visible until I hover the mouse over an item and then a checkbox for that item alone shows itself. Showing the checkboxes on all items, as in my screenshot above, does not happen.

    So, it is something more/different than simply having that option enabled.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-11-10T00:50:19+00:00

    Hello,

    In show category > check Navigation pane

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-11-09T20:29:58+00:00

    Hi, my name is Anderson Souza, I hope I can help you with your issue.

    First try activating the option to show the checkboxes, restart Windows and deactivate the option, check if the checkboxes are no longer shown.

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