How to remove or show the Recycle Bin from the desktop.

The Recycle Bin icon normally appears on the Desktop. It has many advantages as well as disadvantages. For example:-The advantage is that you can easily recover accidentally last deleted files. The disadvantage is that somebody can access or recover the deleted files by you which you don't want to show anybody from here. You cannot delete the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop directly. In spite of these facts, you can remove or show Recycle Bin from desktop in Windows 7 with the help of simple tutorial given below:-

Important Note: - it is to be noted that even the Recycle Bin is hidden, the deleted files are still stored there until you delete them permanently or recover.

Click on Start icon in left corner. Type the text “Desktop icons” into search box.

Click on Show or hide common icons on the desktop.
The Desktop icon settings dialog box will open. Take the following steps as per your choice:

To hide the Recycle Bin, un check the Recycle Bin check box given in the dialog box.
To show the Recycle Bin, check the Recycle Bin check box.
Finally click OK.

Similarly you can apply this tutorial for Computer, Network and Control Panel icons on the desktop. The same tutorial can also be applicable for Windows XP with some slightly different steps.

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