Win7 system recycle bin icon can not be deleted two solutions

When we use the computer, sometimes we will delete the desktop recycle bin icon, so we can better protect our own personal privacy. However, Xiaobian suddenly found out that the recycle icon of the Win7 system could not be deleted. What should I do at this time? How can I delete the recycle bin icon of the Win7 system?

The following small series will give you a detailed explanation of how to delete the desktop recycle bin icon of win7 system, I hope to help more friends.

First look at the display when the right recycle bin icon is

First turn on the computer, find the recycle bin icon on the desktop, then right click on it. We will find that there is no [Delete] option in the pop-up list. As shown below.

Method 1: Use PC Personalization

1, first right click on the blank space on the desktop. Then click on the [Personalization] option in the pop-up list. As shown below.

2. At this time, the "Personalization" setting window of the control panel is opened. We find the [Change Desktop Icon] option on the left side of the window and click to open it. As shown below.

3, then in the pop-up window, cancel √ in the box in front of the [Recycle Bin] option, and then click the [OK] button below. As shown below.

4, so that we will return to the desktop, we will find that the icon of the recycle bin was successfully deleted. As shown below.

Method 2: Use the local group policy editor

1, first press the [win+R] key on the keyboard at the same time, and then in the open system running window, enter “gpedit.msc”, click the [OK] button. As shown below.

2, this opens the "Local Group Policy Editor" window, we click on the left side of the window to open the [User Settings] - [Administrative Templates] - [Desktop] option. As shown below.

3, then find the [Remove Recycle Bin from Desktop] option on the right side of the window and double-click to open it. As shown below.

4, then in the pop-up window, click to select the [Enabled] option, and then click the [OK] button below, you can also successfully delete the desktop recycle bin icon. As shown below.

5, after using this method to delete the recycle bin icon, it is not possible to restore the "personalization settings" in the control panel (as shown in the following figure, & ldquo; recycle bin & ldquo; front The box can't be checked. If you need to recover, you can only use the local Group Policy Editor to recover.