How to Remove Recycle Bin Icon From Desktop Part 2

On the previous post, I write about how to remove recycle bin icon from desktop. On that post, you should remove a key from registry. If you think, it’s not save for your system, there is another way to remove recycle bin from desktop. This tips doesn’t need to remove any key from registry. It will be easier for you to restore the recycle bin icon if sometimes you need the icon again.

This tips can be used on Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista or Windows 7. Here the steps to remove recycle bin icon from your deskktop:

1. Open Run and type "gpedit.msc" (without quotes) the hit Enter.
   
2. On the Group Policy Editor windows navigate to User Configuration »» Desktop.



3. At the right side of windows find item named Remove Recycle Bin Icon from Desktop then double click on it.



4. The Properties windows will appear. Select the Enabled option on this Windows the klik OK to save it.



5. Close the Group Policy Editor windows.

Now go back to your desktop, press F5 to refresh it. The recycle bin icon will disappear from your desktop. Congratulation! You have remove the recycle bin icon from your desktop.

How to Remove Recycle Bin Icon from Desktop

I believe most of you have tried to remove the recycle bin icon from your desktop. Unfortunately, the recycle bin icon doesn't have Delete item on its context menu. How can we remove the recycle bin icon? This tips will show you how to remove recycle bin icon from your desktop. It’s usable for you who want to remove some icon from your desktop including the recycle bin icon to make some space on your desktop.

Here the steps to remove recycle bin icon from your desktop:

1. Open the run command and type “regedit” (without quotes) then hit Enter to open the Windows Registry Editor.


2. On the Registry Editor windows, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/Desktop/NameSpace


3. Find a key named {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}


4. If you find it then remove it.

Now close the Registry Editor and refresh your desktop by pressing the F5 button on your keyboard. The recycle bin icon will disappear from your desktop.

Note:
It's important to create a backup before removing they that mentioned above. It's necessary because if you want to restore the recycle bin icon, you just restore the backup. To create a backup please follow these steps:

1. Right click on the key which do you want to create a backup then select export.


2. On the save dialog Windows named the backup and click on the save button.

You have created the backup of the key. To restore it, right click on the backup file and select Merge. The key will store into registry.

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Have you ever tried to maximize you command prompt? Is it maximized as the other windows? I believe it is not. It's because by default, you can only maximize the Command Prompt vertically in windows. When you click maximize button, the Command Prompt will be maximized vertically.

To maximize the Command Prompt window both vertically and horizontally, you need to do a little tweak to your command prompt. To do this tweak follow the following steps:

1. Open Run and type "cmd" (without quotes) then then press enter to open Command Prompt.



2. Right-click on the Command Prompt title bar and select Properties.



3. On the Command Prompt Properties Windows, wwitch to Layout tab by clicking on it.


4. Change the Width value in Screen Buffer Size box to your own value. In my computer I used 400 for widht and 300 for he height.



5. Finally, click on the OK button to save it.

Now, try to maximize you command prompt. Does it work? If it is not, make sure you have change the value on the Screen buffer size box. The try it again. That's a little tweak how to maximize command prompt windows. This tweak works on windows XP, Vista and windows 7.

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What if you lose your windows password? It can be a nightmare for you because you can’t log on to your computer to accessing your file or do your works. It’s gonna more terrible if the password is your windows administrator password. What will you do if it is happening to you?

Never worries. I have a tips which can be used to reset your windows administrator password. We can create a password reset disk to reset windows administartor password if sometime you lose it. To create this password reset disk, you need to provide a blck CD or a usb flashdrive. This tips can be used in Windows Vista or Windows 7. Here the steps:

1. First, insert the blank CD or USB flashdrive to you computer. Only for your information, I use an USB flahdrive when create this tutorial.


2. Open the Control Panel the navigate to User Account.


3. Click on Create a Password Reset Disk on the left side of window.



4. Then the wizard window will appear. Click on the Next button to go to the next window.



5. On the next window, select the drive that you use to create the password reset disk. In this case I use an usb flashdrive. So, I select my USB flashdrive. After that click next.



6. The next window, you will be asked to provide your current password. Type it in the provided box. Then click on the Next button.



7. The password reset disk process will start. It takes about 5 minute to complete.



8. Once it completed, you can click on the Finish button to close the wizard.

Now the password reset disk is ready. Keep it safely because it is very important for you computer secutiry. You can use it to reset your windows Administartor password whenever you lose it.

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When you inserting a usb flash drive or a DVD to your computer, a dialog appears which is asking you what do you to do to your new drive. This windows feature help us very much. But, it makes our computer more potential attacked by viruses because a lot of viruses are using this feature to make them automatically executed when a drive is inserted to a computer. So, in order to prevent our computer from virus attack, it's better for you to disable autorun feature.

If you want to disabled autorun on your computer, you can follow these steps:

1. Click Start »» Run. Type "gpedit.msc" (without quote) and press Enter.



2. The Group Policy window will appear. On this window, navigate to User Configuration »» System.


3. On the right side of the window, find "Turn off Autoplay" item then double click on it.



4. On the next windows, select the Enabled option. Then click the OK button to save and close this window.

The steps how to disable autorun in Windows XP was done. Now, close the Group Policy Editor window. Save all your work then reboot your computer. It's necessary to make the change you have made affected. After your computer rebooted, try to insert a new drive to you computer. Does the autorun dialog appear again? If it's not, congratulation you have done a good job. If it is not, make sure you have selected the Enabled option on the Turn off Autoplay Properties windows.

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