Usually, when deleting a file or folder on Windows File Explorer, the item is not deleted completely, but it moves to the recycle bin by default.
▼ To delete this completely, you must right-click and click 1Empty Recycle Bin item on the Context menu.
![[Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu0.png "Completely delete files or folders at once ~ Add a Permanently delete item to Right-click Context menu in Windows 10 1")
▼ Or, if you want to permanently delete a file in the Recycle Bin, press key.
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▼ Here, without using the cumbersome method above, right-click the files and folders you want to delete as shown below, and you can easily delete it by clicking 1Permanently delete.
![[Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu10.png "Completely delete files or folders at once ~ Add a Permanently delete item to Right-click Context menu in Windows 10 3")
Running the Registry Editor
▼ Press keys to open “Run” as follows. Enter 1regedit in the text field, click 2 button.
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▼ The User Account Control (UAC) window appears, asking whether you want to allow running the Registry Editor. Click 1 button.
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▼ ”Registry Editor” window opens. Move to the path below.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shell
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Create a new key：Windows.PermanentDelete
▼ First , right-click on 1shell key, and then click 2New > Key to create a new key.
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▼ Rename “New Key #1” to 1Windows.PermanentDelete.
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Creating a new value《1》
Next, create a new value for “Windows.PermanentDelete“.
▼ To create a new value, right-click in the empty space in the right pane of “Windows.PermanentDelete” key and click 1New > String Value.
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▼ Change the name of “New Value #1” to 1CommandStateSync.
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▼ Next, double-click 1CommandStateSync value, and leave the text field of 2“Value data” blank. Click 3 button.
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Creating a new value《2》
▼ Create ExplorerCommandHandler with the new value as above and edit as follows.
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Double-click 1ExplorerCommandHandler value.
Enter 2{E9571AB2-AD92-4ec6-8924-4E5AD33790F5} in the text box of “Value data“, and click 3 button.
Creating a new value《3》
▼ Continue to create “Icon” with the new value in the same way, and edit as follows.
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Double-click 1Icon value.
After entering 2shell32.dll,-240 in the text box of “Value data“, click 3 button.
Creating a new value《4》
▼ create a new value “Position” in the same way as above. Rename “New value #1” to “Position” and enter the value below.
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Double-click 1Position value.
Enter 2Bottom in the text box of “Value data“, click 3 button.
▼ Result, we created four values as shown below.
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Before checking results
In order to check the results, you need to reflect the registry values set up above. Usually, you must restart the PC, or log-out to reflect results, but it is so cumbersome. You can easily reflect it by restarting Windows File Explorer in Task Manager.
Running Task Manager
▼ After starting 1Windows File Explorer, press Shortcut Keys keys to open 2“Task Manager“.
▼ Next, right-click on 1“Windows File Explorer” on the “Processes” tab, and click 2“Restart“. PC will be refreshed momentarily.
Check your results
▼ In Windows File Explorer, right-click on the file you want to delete. Notice that 1“Permanently delete” item has been added.
▼ When clicking it, you an see the message “Are you sure want to permanently delete this file?” on the “Delete File” window as follows.
A file is deleted when you click 1 button.
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▼ When you check Recycle Binafter deleting a file, you will notice that the file deleted above has been deleted completely.
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