Tech-Recipes: Windows XP: Hide All Desktop Icons | Windows | Tech-Recipes
cbp
· 4 years ago
I do not have that option when I right click, why not?
risherz
· 4 years ago
Hmm... that's interesting. Are you sure you are right clicking on your desktop (this is where all the icons are and you can see your wallpaper). Make sure that you aren't right clicking on your taskbar or something else.
It should be one of the first options you see when you right click. Then just hover your mouse over it and another menu should pop-up, in that just click on "Show Desktop Icons". And that should hide all the icons...
Hope this helps :D Risherz
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
WOW So easy! Been fiddling using other blogs etc. Got lost. Very easy to understand. Thnx U
genimac 8) 8)
Jthib
· 1 year ago
I have lost the ability to do this for some reason. Is there a way to fix this?
Fred
· 10 months ago
it also removes my wallpaper... so its totally idiot for me cuz i want to hide the icons just to see my wallpaper
J
· 10 months ago
Worked like a charm... Best thing to do on friends is take a screenshot of your friends computer while everything in minimised and then apply this as the desktop background.
Now hide all the icons and watch and laugh as the try clicking on @icons' and nothing happens
Rob
· 9 months ago
One of my PC's (XP Pro) also does NOT have that option. Anyone come up with a solution ?
fgsfds
· 8 months ago
Well that was ridiculously simple.
buzz
· 7 months ago
there is a god. thank you buzz
Riyas
· 6 months ago
many thanks!
Neil
· 6 months ago
There is no such "Show Desktop Icons" option.
reedsmith
· 5 months ago
On step number 1, you say right click on your desktop. What does that mean? There is no desktop icon, just the front page where all the icons are located. Tell me specifically how and where to find the "desktop" so I can right click it
Ger
· 3 months ago
Hah. I have seen this option before. For whatever reason, I don't have it now. I had it before formatting my PC. I have NO idea what makes it appear or not, lol. So strange. Oh well.
David
· 3 months ago
I don't see "Show Desktop Icons" on my XP box
frolo11
· 3 months ago
1: just right-click on your screen and read options
winston09
· 1 month ago
How do I make a hide desktop items on the taskbar for shortcut method in XP (sp2)?
go to line 246, left hand side. right click and save link as. save it to your desktop, and make sure once its saves it doesn't have .txt at the end. open it and say yes to merg with the registry. you should now have the show desktop icons option
Name
· 4 weeks ago
forgot, you will also have to restart explorer.exe (if you don't know how, a restart or log on and off will do it too)
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It should be one of the first options you see when you right click. Then just hover your mouse over it and another menu should pop-up, in that just click on "Show Desktop Icons". And that should hide all the icons...
Hope this helps :D
Risherz
Very easy to understand.
Thnx U
genimac 8) 8)
Now hide all the icons and watch and laugh as the try clicking on @icons' and nothing happens
Anyone come up with a solution ?
thank you
buzz
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
go to line 246, left hand side. right click and save link as. save it to your desktop, and make sure once its saves it doesn't have .txt at the end. open it and say yes to merg with the registry. you should now have the show desktop icons option