Can no longer delete pictures in Windows Explorer when connected by USB.

I have in the past been able to plug in my iPhone 6 and older phones by USB to my Windows 7 machine. Then I can go into the phones image folders and move, copy, or delete pictures. I've noticed now that when I'm "moving" pictures its actually just copying them and not removing them from my device. I like to transfer pictures off for storage. So when I go and try and delete a file after copying it it tells me "You do not have permission to delete this file". I've tried unlocking the phone while doing this as well with no luck.
So why the change and is there something I can adjust so that I can still delete pictures and videos from the camera roll while viewing them in Windows Explorer?
I do understand I can go through an delete pics and vids on the phone itself which is simple enough by I like doing it while in Windows Explorer while previewing the files on a larger screen. These are also only images taken by the phones camera not from other apps.
I'd also like to vent on how Apple has changed the folder structure in their "DCIM" folder. It use to have a few folders to sort through and find pictures but now there are nearly 30 on my phone with some containing only a single image. I'm sure there's a "programming" reasoning to it but really how hard would it be to make these folders simplified? Now I have to go into each folder until I find the images I'm looking for.
Thanks for any suggestions.

We are just users like you and don't know why Apple does what it does. This is not a place to "vent," it is a place to ask technical questions. As of now there is no way to change or modify the way these folders appear in Windows Explorer. You can provide feedback to Apple about this issue at this link: http://www.apple.com/feedback

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