Remove all icons from the desktop
- Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
- Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer.
- Double-click the NoDesktop value (if its not there, select Edit -> New -> DWORD Value, and type "NoDesktop" for its name).
- Enter 1 for the value, and click Ok. (Just delete the value entirely to undo this.)
- Click on the desktop, and press F5 to refresh the desktop so that this change will take effect.
Click HERE to download a utility (Tweak UI) to modify your system
Unzip the four files into the c:\windows\system\ directory.
The Tweak UI icon will appear in your Control Panel
Double click on the icon to open the Tweak UI utility. Select the Desktop tab to choose which icons to display on your desktop.
Remove the 'My Computer' icon from the desktop
1. Create an invisible icon:
Create a Bitmap image (.bmp) that is the same colour as your screen background. Rename the image so that the file extension is .ico (instead of .bmp) e.g. blankimage.bmp to blankimage.ico
Right-click the desktop and select Properties. Click on the Effects tab. Select the My Computer icon and then click on Change Icon => Browse. Choose the file you created and press Open => Apply => OK
2. Remove the name:
You need to change the name from ' My Computer' to nothing, but Windows won't except a blank space as a full filename. Right click on the icon and select Rename, hold down the Alt and type 0160 on the numeric keypad.
