How to Remove or Hide Recycle Bin on the Desktop in Windows 10
263How to Remove or Hide Recycle Bin on the Desktop in Windows 10.
If you like to keep your desktop clean, you can remove recycle bin from the desktop too. Follow these steps to hide recycle bin on the desktop in Windows 10.
I’ve never found the recycle bin on the desktop very useful, so I almost always disable it as one of the first things that I do. The only problem is that every new version of Windows makes it take more steps to get rid of it, and Windows 10 is even more confusing than the rest. Here’s how to hide it in any version of Windows.
Why they couldn’t let people just right-click and choose Delete like they did back in Vista I’ll never know.
Generally, you can remove all the icons except Recycle Bin from the desktop. In fact, Microsoft itself removed the My Computer icon from the desktop. Though not so obvious, you can easily remove the recycle bin icon from the desktop.
Even after you remove the recycle bin icon, you can still access it. Simply put, you won't lose any functionality but you will have a squeaky clean desktop. So, without further ado, let me show how it's done.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).