---
title: "[Tip] how to get Windows Explorer to \"Yes to All\" or \"No to All\":"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/7/24/tip-how-to-get-windows-explorer-to-quotyes-to-allquot-or-quo.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/7/24/tip-how-to-get-windows-explorer-to-quotyes-to-allquot-or-quo.html"
published: "2004-07-24T08:30:00"
updated: "2004-07-24T08:30:00"
tags: ["Tips & Tricks"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "“Thanks to John Elliot , how to get Windows Explorer to \"Yes to All\" or \"No to All\": If you are copying manually in the GUI with a drag and drop or a CTRL+C/CTRL+V then press SHIFT when you click 'Yes/No' the first time…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# \[Tip\] how to get Windows Explorer to "Yes to All" or "No to All":

By Roy Osherove July 24, 2004 In [Tips & Tricks](https://osherove.com/blog/category/tips-tricks)

**Historical article** · Originally published July 24, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

_“Thanks to_ [_John Elliot_](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ct.ashx?id=89a51e72-404c-4e45-bcd7-5a8df049ca2e&url=http%3a%2f%2fjj5.net)_, how to get Windows Explorer to "Yes to All" or "No to All":_

If you are copying manually in the GUI with a drag and drop or a
CTRL+C/CTRL+V then press SHIFT when you click 'Yes/No' the first time you are prompted and it will remember that as the default answer for all other files in the copy operation.“  (via [Scott Hanselman](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/CommentView.aspx?guid=89a51e72-404c-4e45-bcd7-5a8df049ca2e))

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