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Removing Desktop Icons, Retrieving Desktop Icons

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Removing Desktop Icons You can remove most desktop icons by either deleting them or moving them to an unused icons folder. CAUTION: Do not delete unfamiliar desktop icons. Instead, follow the steps to move unfamiliar desktop icons to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder. Delete a desktop icon by right-clicking the icon and then selecting Delete. To move a desktop icon to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder: 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Appearance and Themes, if it is present. 4 Double-click Display. 5 On the Desktop tab, click Customize Desktop. 6 Under Desktop cleanup, click Clean Desktop Now. 7 Follow the onscreen instructions. 8 Click OK to close the Desktop Items window, and click OK again to close the Display Properties window. Retrieving Desktop Icons Retrieve a desktop icon by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop and dragging the icon onto the desktop. 22 PC Basics Guide

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PC Basics Guide
Removing Desktop Icons
You can remove most desktop icons by either deleting them or moving them to an
unused icons folder.
CAUTION: Do not delete unfamiliar desktop icons. Instead, follow
the steps to move unfamiliar desktop icons to the Unused Desktop
Shortcuts folder.
Delete a desktop icon by right-clicking the icon and then selecting
Delete
.
To move a desktop icon to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder:
1
Click
Start
.
2
Click
Control Panel
.
3
Click
Appearance and Themes
, if it is present.
4
Double-click
Display
.
5
On the Desktop tab, click
Customize Desktop
.
6
Under Desktop cleanup, click
Clean Desktop Now
.
7
Follow the onscreen instructions.
8
Click
OK
to close the Desktop Items window, and click
OK
again to close the
Display Properties window.
Retrieving Desktop Icons
Retrieve a desktop icon by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your
desktop and dragging the icon onto the desktop.