Hiding Recycle bin on the desktop

If you are a Windows XP user and don't want to see recycle bin any where on your desktop, there is an easy way to do so.

1. Go to Start --> Run and type Regedit and press Enter.

   Wait for the Registry Editor navigate to the below path.

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

  

2. Right-Click on {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} folder.

   Click delete. This will remove recycle bin from the desktop.

  

3. If you want to put it back, just follow the same procedure to navigate to the below path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

and then create {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} folder under NameSpace folder in the same registry path.

Note: You must have administrative rights to do this.