Hide Recycle Bin

Wondered how to hide RecycleBin? Here's the trick.

Copy the following code into notepad save the file as Recycle.reg and then double-click it.

After importing Recycle.reg into the registry, a new option is listed in the Folder Options dialog box that lets you configure the Recycle Bin icon.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\RecycleBinOnDesktop]"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HideDesktopIcons\\NewStartPanel""Text"="Show Recycle Bin icon on the desktop""Type"="checkbox""ValueName"="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}""CheckedValue"=dword:00000000"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000001"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001