Remove Recycle Bin from Desktop??

Can you remove your recycle bin from your desktop? If so, how?

Yes.

First create a shortcut to the Recycle Bin to the root of C: so that you can still have access.

Start>Run>type gpedit.msc
User Configuration
- Administrative Templates
-+Desktop
"Remove Recycle Bin icon from desktop"
Set to Enable - Reboot Required.

or if you are removing all icons from the desktop then an easier way to remove it is by right clicking th desktop>arrange icons>uncheck "show icons"
but that's only if you dont want the other icons on your desktop.

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Originally Posted by rossco_2004

or if you are removing all icons from the desktop then an easier way to remove it is by right clicking th desktop>arrange icons>uncheck "show icons"
but that's only if you dont want the other icons on your desktop.

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But if you do it that way then your desktop image gets blurred.

this is wut i do i created a folder on my desktop and i orginized the one folder and put all my icons and files in that one folder and i also have the recycle bin on my desktop so i have 2 icons on my desktop

I have no icons on my desktop.

I think the desktop is the worst place for access to my things. If you have anything open, you need to minimize them to get to the desktop icons.

I use the Quick Launch toolbar and keep it squeezed to the left of the taskbar. If you add lots of links to that toolbar then you'll see a small arrow at the right of the Quick Launch. Click to access all your stuff easily.

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Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234

But if you do it that way then your desktop image gets blurred.

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no it doesn't. :blink:

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Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234

I have no icons on my desktop.

I think the desktop is the worst place for access to my things. If you have anything open, you need to minimize them to get to the desktop icons.

I use the Quick Launch toolbar and keep it squeezed to the left of the taskbar. If you add lots of links to that toolbar then you'll see a small arrow at the right of the Quick Launch. Click to access all your stuff easily.

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I have no icons on my desktop (except the recycle bin ;)) either. I like a nice clean space. I use quick launch too, but I don't like the arrow so I minimize the icons to the programs I use most. I also use the xp start menu to keep icons I access most pinned. :01:

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Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234

I have no icons on my desktop.

I think the desktop is the worst place for access to my things. If you have anything open, you need to minimize them to get to the desktop icons.

I use the Quick Launch toolbar and keep it squeezed to the left of the taskbar. If you add lots of links to that toolbar then you'll see a small arrow at the right of the Quick Launch. Click to access all your stuff easily.

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I do this, except I have Icons on my desktop that go with it...my newest music downloads are on my desktop for easy finding.

You can easily do it in TweakUI.