Is it possible to remove all the icons from a Win2k desktop?

Jerry Honeycutt
Published: 10 Feb 2003

Is there a way to remove all the icons from a Windows 2000 desktop, including My Computer, My Network and Recycle Bin?
Yes. You can remove all of these icons via the registry. See Take charge of your desktop.

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