How To: Show or Hide the Recycle Bin in Windows Vista

July 23rd, 2007 by SysAdmin

Windows OrbThis might not be one of the most exciting tutorials that I’ve done but for people who like to personalize their desktop it might come in useful.

The Recycle Bin is usually located on the desktop, however there are ways to show or hide it.

How to show or hide the recycle bin

  • Click Start (Windows Orb)
  • Click Control Panel
  • Click Appearance and Personalization
  • Click Personalization
  • On the left side of the Window under the Tasks category click Change desktop icons
  • To hide the recycle bin clear the Recycle Bin check box and then click OK
  • To show the recycle bin select the Recycle Bin check box and then click OK

*Note: When you delete a file it will still be moved to the recycle bin. If you can’t see the recycle bin icon follow the above steps.

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