Item checkboxes cannot be disabled on windows 11

Anonymous
2021-10-11T01:44:28+00:00

I recently upgraded to windows 11 on my laptop, and I can't disable item check boxes in the file explorer.

Disabling item check boxes works on the desktop, but not in the file explorer (see attached screenshot).

I have tried disabling "Use check boxes to select items" in folder settings, and changing the value of HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\AutoCheckSelect to 0 in the registry, both of which do not solve the problem.

Any help would be much appreciated :)

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Don Varnau 19,930 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-02-17T00:14:41+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-16T23:47:19+00:00

    Thank you very much for the explanation. Have you ever experienced to miss the 2 in 1 features while using your laptop?

    Do you know a list of features that will be missing?

    Thank you in advance.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-02-16T23:26:17+00:00

    It basically disables the 2 in 1 capabilities of your device and tells Windows that it's just a laptop. Not the best solution if you actually want to use your device in tablet mode.

    The root of the problem is that Windows 11 took away the user's ability to manage Tablet Mode. Windows 11 now decides when it's in tablet mode through detection. There is obviously a serious bug in how it does the detection.

    Forcing your device to behave as a laptop takes away whatever benefits you may have had in buying a 2 in 1 device in the first place.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-02-16T23:06:58+00:00

    WWOOWWWWW!!!! It worked!!!!!

    Now I have to understand what disabling the "DeviceConvertible" option does to the overall Windows 11 experience on my Surface Pro 8.

    Thanks very much for the hint!!! ;)

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-02-16T22:54:15+00:00

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell

    DeviceConvertible 1 set to 0

    it works for Lenovo Yoga 720 80x7 (build 22000.527)

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