Policy

Remove Recycle Bin icon from desktop

Removes most occurrences of the Recycle Bin icon. This setting removes the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop, from File Explorer, from programs that use the File Explorer windows, and from the standard Open dialog box. This setting does not prevent the user from using other methods to gain access to the contents of the Recycle Bin folder. Note: To make changes to this setting effective, you must log off and then log back on.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Desktop
Policy ID 32766adc268d
Internal name NoRecycleBinIcon

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\NonEnum\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\NonEnum\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

Removes most occurrences of the Recycle Bin icon. This setting removes the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop, from File Explorer, from programs that use the File Explorer windows, and from the standard Open dialog box. This setting does not prevent the user from using other methods to gain access to the contents of the Recycle Bin folder. Note: To make changes to this setting effective, you must log off and then log back on.

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