Maximum allowed Recycle Bin size: registry value RecycleBinSizeUserHKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Policy ID: RecycleBinSize
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › File Explorer

Registry

RecycleBinSize

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Maximum Recycle Bin size:
Value type: REG_DWORD
Maximum value: 100

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"RecycleBinSize"=dword:<enter value>

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "RecycleBinSize" /t REG_DWORD /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer' -Name 'RecycleBinSize' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null