How To Hide Desktop Icons In Windows 7?

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Want to quickly get a clean desktop, rid of all the cluttered icons and other items? In Windows XP and Windows Vista, there is no built-in feature to hide desktop icons. However Windows 7 users can show or hide desktop icons at will with the following steps:

1. Right-click anywhere on your desktop.

2. Select ‘View’  and uncheck the option ‘Show desktop icons’.

Magically all icons, files and folders on your Windows 7 desktop vanish! Repeat the same process and this time check the option ‘Show desktop icons’ to bring back all items.

 

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