Sunday 10 July 2011

How to enable or disable desktop icons in Windows XP, Vista and Seven (w7)

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The following icon are the most required windows icon which are displayed on the desktop
        a) My Computer
        b) Control Panel
        c) User Profile
        d) Recycle Bin
        e) Network

Sometimes we face problem that these are deleted. So, Here is the way to how to enable or disable these icons on the desktop.
1. Right click of mouse on the empty space of  the desktop
2. Then select "Personalize" (In some Operating system it is Properties)
3. Then Select "Change Desktop Icon" on the open window under tasks
4. Then a new screen named "Desktop Icon Setting" will be opened.
5. Then check on the icon which you want to see on the desktop and uncheck the icon which you don't want to see.
Also See: Add desktop icon setting as a shortcut to context menu.
6. You can also change the default icon for a program there.
   Then apply the changes and enjoy the change.....



The screen shot are from Windows vista operating system. The process is same for all the operating system but the look may varies.

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