Windows-Performance.com» Desktop http://www.windows-performance.com Speed up Microsoft™ Windows Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:34:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Windows Vista Desktop – Tidy in 10 Seconds http://www.windows-performance.com/2009/07/28/windows-vista-desktop-tidy-in-10-seconds/ http://www.windows-performance.com/2009/07/28/windows-vista-desktop-tidy-in-10-seconds/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:44:39 +0000 Windows Guru http://www.windows-performance.com/2009/07/28/windows-vista-desktop-tidy-in-10-seconds/ VistaIf your Vista desktop is like mine, it is cluttered with icons, files and shortcuts. Sorting out what needs filing or deleting can be a chore. In this short article, I’m going to show you, in 2 easy steps, how to quickly tidy your desktop whilst at the same time having access to all of your desktop items in one convenient click.

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Step 1 – Set up your task bar

  • On your task bar, right click and select “Properties”
  • Click the “Toolbar” tab
  • Check the “Desktop” option
  • Click “OK”

Step 2 – Hide your desktop icons

  • On your desktop, right click and select “View”
  • Uncheck “Show Desktop Icons”

Your desktop icons are now hidden! You can access your desktop icons together with other useful shortcuts by clicking the “Desktop” expandable menu on the right of your task bar.

Now you can use your Vista desktop as a useful area to download, edit and create files without having to look (or get stressed) at the Vista desktop clutter.

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