▼ 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.
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 1 [Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu0.png)
▼ Or, if you want to permanently delete a file in the Recycle Bin, press
key.![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 2 [Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu12-2.png)
▼ 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.
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 3 [Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu10.png)
Running the Registry Editor
▼ Press
keys to open “Run” as follows. Enter 1regedit in the text field, click 2 button.![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 4 [Windows10]Permanently delete files](/goods/windows10/images2/capkey1.png)
▼ The User Account Control (UAC) window appears, asking whether you want to allow running the Registry Editor. Click 1
button.![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 5 [Windows10]Permanently delete files](/windows10/images/clock-seconds-show-systemtray7.png)
▼ ”Registry Editor” window opens. Move to the path below.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shell
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 6 [Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu0-1.png)
Create a new key:Windows.PermanentDelete
▼ First , right-click on 1shell key, and then click 2New > Key to create a new key.
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 7 [Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu1.png)
▼ Rename “New Key #1” to 1Windows.PermanentDelete.
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 8 [Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu2.png)
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.
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 9 [Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu3.png)
▼ Change the name of “New Value #1” to 1CommandStateSync.
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 10 [Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu4.png)
▼ Next, double-click 1CommandStateSync value, and leave the text field of 2“Value data” blank. Click 3
button.![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 11 [Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu5.png)
Creating a new value《2》
▼ Create ExplorerCommandHandler with the new value as above and edit as follows.
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 12 [Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu6.png)
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.
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 13 [Windows10] Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu7.png)
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.
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 14 [Windows10] Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu8.png)
Double-click 1Position value.
Enter 2Bottom in the text box of “Value data“, click 3
button.▼ Result, we created four values as shown below.
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 15 [Windows10] Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu9.png)
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.
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 3 [Windows10]Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu10.png)
▼ 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.![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 19 [Windows10] Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu11.png)
▼ When you check Recycle Binafter deleting a file, you will notice that the file deleted above has been deleted completely.
![How to Completely delete files or folders at once in Windows 10 20 [Windows10] Permanently delete](/windows10/images/delete-menu12.png)