This tutorial will show you how to have "Do this for all current items" checked or unchecked by default in a file operation conflict dialog box for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you copy, delete, or move more than one selected files/folders from one location to another in Windows, you may get a file operation conflict dialog (ex: "File Access Denied") prompting you what to do if say for example you needed to provide administrator permission to copy, delete, or move the files and/or folders. You will also have a Do this for all current items checkbox to make it easier to apply to all items at once.
By default, file operation conflict dialogs will have Do this for all current items checked or unchecked as it was when last closed.
Contents
- Option One: Check or Uncheck "Do this for all current items" in File Conflict Dialog
- Option Two: Check or Uncheck "Do this for all current items" in File Conflict Dialog using Command
- Option Three: Check or Uncheck "Do this for all current items" in File Conflict Dialog using REG file
1 Check or Uncheck (default) the Do this for all current items box in a file conflict dialog for what you want, and click/tap on Continue. (see screenshots below)
This will have Do this for all current items checked or unchecked by default the next time a file conflict dialog opens.
1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.
2 Copy and paste the command below you want to use into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshots below)
Check:
Code:
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\OperationStatusManager" /v "ConfirmationCheckBoxDoForAll" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /fOR
Uncheck: (default)
Code:
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\OperationStatusManager" /v "ConfirmationCheckBoxDoForAll" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f3 You can now close Windows Terminal if you like.
Check or Uncheck "Do this for all current items" in File Conflict Dialog using REG file
This will have Do this for all current items checked or unchecked by default the next time a file conflict dialog opens.
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.
2 Check "Do this for all current items" in File Conflict Dialog
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Check_Do_this_for_all_current_items_in_file_conflict_dialogs.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\OperationStatusManager]
"ConfirmationCheckBoxDoForAll"=dword:000000013 Uncheck "Do this for all current items" in File Conflict Dialog
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Uncheck_Do_this_for_all_current_items_in_file_conflict_dialogs.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\OperationStatusManager]
"ConfirmationCheckBoxDoForAll"=dword:000000004 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
Last edited:
