How to Add a Delete Button to the Windows 7 Explorer Toolbar

Information
By default Windows 7 does not have a Delete button on the Windows Explorer toolbar.

This will show you how to add or remove a Delete button to the Windows 7 Explorer toolbar. If added, the Delete button will be available inside all included folders in the default Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos libraries, and in all folders with the General Items, Videos, Documents, Music, and Pictures folder templates in Windows Explorer.

Note
When you select one or more files or folders and click on the Delete button on the toolbar, these files and folders will be moved to the Recycle Bin.


EXAMPLE: Delete Button Added to Windows 7 Explorer Toolbar


OPTION ONE
Add Delete Button to Windows 7 Explorer Toolbar
1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search box and press enter.

2. In regedit, navigate to each location below. (see screenshot below)

Code:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{7d49d726-3c21-4f05-99aa-fdc2c9474656}
3. In the left pane, right click on the {7d49d726-3c21-4f05-99aa-fdc2c9474656} keyand click on Permissions. Take ownership (step 3 in Option Two of Method TWO at this link) of this key, and Allow your user account Full Control of the key. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: The screenshot below is numbered in order to help make doing this step easier to do.4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each of these keys below as well at the same location below in the registry.

NOTE: Substitute the key bolded in red above with the ones below one at a time to make sure that they have been taken ownership of by you and to Allow your user account Full Control of the key as well.

Code:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes

  • {5c4f28b5-f869-4e84-8e60-f11db97c5cc7}
  • {5fa96407-7e77-483c-ac93-691d05850de8}
  • {94d6ddcc-4a68-4175-a374-bd584a510b78}
  • {b3690e58-e961-423b-b687-386ebfd83239}

5. When finished, you can close regedit.

6. Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Add_Delete_Toolbar_Button_to_Windows_Explorer.reg
7. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the desktop.

8. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.

9. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

10. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

11. If open, close and reopen Windows Explorer to see the Delete button on the toolbar when you select a file or folder.




OPTION TWO
Remove Delete Button from Windows 7 Explorer Toolbar
1. Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Remove_Delete_Toolbar_Button_from_Windows_Explorer.reg
2. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the desktop.

3. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.

4. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

5. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

6. If open, close and reopen Windows Explorer to see that the Delete button has been removed from the toolbar.
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Attached Files Add_Delete_Toolbar_Button_to_Windows_Explorer.reg (9.4 KB) Remove_Delete_Toolbar_Button_from_Windows_Explorer.reg (3.5 KB)