The system folder "Trash" used in Windows operating systems stores "deleted" files - these are all kinds of copies of files, corrupted, as well as outdated and more irrelevant files. The basket is a fixed element of the desktop.
Instructions
Step 1
However, in spite of its “default” position on the Windows desktop, it can be hidden, and then it will be displayed only in the “My Computer” folder. To hide the Recycle Bin from the desktop of Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 or Windows 7, click the "Start" button. In the search area, enter the word "display" (without quotes). In the "Start" results that appear, select the topmost program - "Show or hide regular icons on the desktop."
Step 2
You will see a window called "Desktop Icon Options" with a list of icons and a display option - checked or unchecked. Remove the checkmark from the box next to the word "Trash" and click the "Apply" button. The Recycle Bin will disappear from the Windows desktop.
Step 3
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, such a system utility is not available, however, you can manually remove the recycle bin from the desktop using the Windows registry tree. To hide the desktop icons, go to the registry. To run it, find the Run application in the "Start" - "All Programs" menu, launch it and enter "regedit.exe" (without the quotes) in the program address line.
Step 4
In the Registry Editor that opens, use the left navigation menu in the "tree". Find the following sections: HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindows CurrentVersionExplorerHideDesktopIcons ClassicStartMenu
HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindows CurrentVersionExplorerHideDesktopIcons NewStartPanel In these sections, the DWORD parameter {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} is responsible for the trash can icon. The value "1" equates to hiding the basket, the value "0" - to its display on the desktop. Enter parameter "0" and close Registry Editor.
