How can I disable the default behavior when folders are automatically selected when clicked on?

[Windows 11]

Thank you Windows for the poor default behavior which made me delete important documents.When you click on a folder, that folder is automatically selected (as in a tick appears in front of it). The annoying thing is that if you click on another folder or file both of them are selected. Another stupid behavior is that if you are inside folder A which is inside folder B go back to folder B, folder A remains selected. So picture this: I am in folder A which has the important documents. I go back to folder B and see there a file I want to delete. I select the file and hit shift+delete.Surprise: I

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