If the Recycle Bin component has disappeared from the desktop of your operating system, then there is a high probability that this is the result of the action of any of the tweaking programs. It is better to return the icon to its place by means of the program itself. If this fails, then you can use the standard OS tools or edit the Windows registry yourself. Below are just a few of the possible ways.
Instructions
Step 1
Try enabling the display of the Recycle Bin through the control panel of your operating system if you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7. To start it, open the menu on the Start button and click the appropriate line. In the panel, click the Personalize link, and then select the Change Desktop Icons task. This will open the "Desktop Icons" window, where you need to put a check in front of the "Trash" label, and then click the "OK" button. The basket should return to its original place.
Step 2
Make the necessary changes to the system registry if other methods do not lead to the desired result. It is better to entrust this potentially dangerous operation to the manufacturer of the operating system itself - Microsoft has released a utility that automatically makes the necessary changes to the registry to restore the shortcut. Download it for free on the corporation website, direct link
Step 3
Open the utility, check the box "I Agree" under the license agreement and start the process by clicking the "Next" button. When the program finishes, close it by pressing the button labeled "Close" and restart the computer - the utility will prompt you to do this. After rebooting the OS, the recycle bin shortcut should be present on the desktop.
Step 4
Use the regular Windows registry editor if you want to make the necessary changes yourself. To open it, right-click on the "My Computer" shortcut on the desktop. In the drop-down context menu, select the "Registry Editor" line. Alternative way: press the WIN + R key combination, type the regedit command in the entry field of the open programs start dialog and click the "OK" button.
Step 5
Go to the HideDesktopIcons section of the registry, sequentially expanding these folders: HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Explorer -> HideDesktopIcons. If you have the "classic" view of the menu on the "Start" button enabled, then select the ClassicStartMenu branch in the left pane, if not, select NewStartPanel.
Step 6
Right-click the parameter {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} - look for it in the right pane of the editor. Select the "Change" item in the context menu, and in the window that opens, set zero in the "Value" field. Close this window by clicking the "OK" button.
Step 7
Close Registry Editor and restart your computer.
