Disable checkboxes in file explorer

Question

After the upgrade to Windows 11 on my ASUS UX360UAK Laptop (with touchscreen), I can't get rid of the explorer check boxes. Neither via View Settings nor with the corresponding entries in the registry I am able to hide the explorer check boxes (see attached picture). I guess the problem arises due to a possible tablet/touchscreen mode on the particular laptop. Non of my other computers show a similar behaviour.

Anybody encountered the same and found a solution?

Regards, Ralph

****Original Title: Windows 11 explorer checkboxes permanently displayed****

Answer 1

I got a 2in1 Dell Laptop. I did a clean install of a Dell issued copy of Windows 10 Pro after a SSD change. After an immediate subsequent upgrade to Windows 11 Pro I had the same issue.

I coudn't disable the checkboxes. I couldn't switch to compact view. I checked the registry keys - they all were set correctly. But as it is a tablet mode issue I circumvented the problem.

For everyone who uses a 2in1 and uses it as laptop try the following:

• Open Registry Editor
• Go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell
• Set DeviceConvertible to 0
• Sign out and back in to your account

Voila, no more checkboxes and compact view also works. This cost me 3 hours of my day. By now I can send Microsoft an invoice for 100s of hours of unpaid work due to their bugs...

Answer 2

I followed these guidelines as I was getting furious as to why they appeared suddenly on my dual mode laptop. I followed the steps above, google'd what was causing the issue, etc. Then I thought 'what the hell, try a restart!' So I did, after trying all the above steps for an instant result and not getting one, it was just a tiny glitch somewhere in the coding after an update - but the restart has reset this option and now I don't see the checkboxes. Hands up in celebration. If you're still having this issue, and followed the steps through View > Options, editing the registry via REGEDIT, try a restart... it worked for me.

Answer 3

Thank you! It solves my problem on ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED

Answer 4

Congrats, great job Vineet Kumar

Answer 5

Does anyone know how to implement this in Windows 11 Home?

I'm using a Surface Pro 9 and the "DeviceConvertible" key is not in the registry.

As others have said, it's exceptionally annoying to have the checkboxes forced upon us.

I'm even using a Bluetooth keyboard (so clearly not trying to use the SP9 as a tablet) and it still forces the checkboxes because no keyboard is physically attached. Truly makes no sense.

Thanks to anyone who has any ideas. I do a lot of work with files and I'm at the point where I'm almost willing to pay the $100 to upgrade to Windows 11 Pro if it gives me the option to edit the registry as shown above. But who knows, they may have even taken that option away too in subsequent updates.