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Home › Forums › Hardware Hacks and Mods › Hacks and Mods › [NC10]Remove Bluetooth and Recycle bin icons from desktop!
Ok, here we go, my first post on the site!
This is really more of a tweak than a mod.
I like to have a completely clear desktop, especially on a 10″ screen, so i found out how to remove the recycle bin and bluetooth icons:
1. Run: regedit
2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDesktopNameSpace
3. Delete the following keys:
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} for recyle bin
{6af09ec9-b429-11d4-a1fb-0090960218cb} for bluetooth
And thats it!
This does not disable the functions of either bluetooth places or the recycle bin and I would advise exporting and backing up both keys before deleting them. To replace the icons, restore the reg keys. I have only tried this on XP
Hope somebody finds this usefull!! 🙂
Well, I like to keep my Bluetooth Icon on the desktop for my Bluetooth Mouse and my Garmin Bluetooth GPS 10, and I also like to keep my Recycle Bin on my desktop so I can be reminded to keep my hard drive clean, but I suppose it comes down to personal preference.
i also enjoy a clean desktop if you will and found that you can do the same thing with xp’s power toys ‘tweak ui’. it also allows you to do a lot more useful stuff that you can’t easily do without it
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