But keep in mind that this feature is not enabled by default on Windows 11. It might be, but only if you had this feature enabled on your previous Windows version that you migrated from. In what follows, we’ll go through 3 different ways that will allow you to enable or disable the use of checkboxes to select files, folders and drives on Windows 11:

Enable or Disable Checkboxes via Command Bar on Windows 11

Enable or Disable Checkboxes using the Folder Options menu

Enable or Disable Checkboxes by creating a .BAT file

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