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How To Add Recycle Bin to “My Computer” in Windows 7 or Vista Do you want to add the Recycle Bin to your My Computer screen? So your are right place. Here’s I tell you how to do it anyway with a simple registry hack. To make this tweak, we’ll be doing a quick registry hack, but there’s a downloadable version provided as well.  Manual Registry Tweak to Add Recycle Bin Step 1:- Open up regedit.exe through the start menu search or run box, and then browse down to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace Now that you’re there, you’ll need to right-click and create a new key… Name the key with the following text: {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} Once you are done, it should look like this : Now you should be able to hit F5 on your My Computer screen, or close it and re-open. Downloadable Registry Hack You can simply download the file, extract it, and then ...

How to Put a Real Libraries Icon On Your Windows 7 Desktop I am the  big fans of hidden registry hacks around here , so when my friend Giridhar showed how to put a real, working Libraries icon on the desktop , I figured it would make a perfect article for for a few extra geek points . You can always create a shortcut icon for anything on the desktop , but this one is the actual icon without the shortcut overlay . Plus it’s a geeky hidden trick —what’s not to like? Manual Registry Hack Step 1:- Open up regedit.exe through the Start Menu search or run box, and then browse down to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel Once you’re there , then Create a new 32-bit DWORD value on the right-hand side , and give it the name {031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5} and the value of 0. You might not see it right away, but you can right-click on the desktop and ch...

How to Add Any Application to the Windows Desktop Right-Click Menu If you want really quick access to launch a frequently used application without putting extra icons on your desktop , you can add that application to the context menu for the desktop with a simple registry hack . This technique should work in Windows 7, 8, 10, Vista, XP . Adding Applications to the Desktop Context Menu Today I’ll show you how to add Notepad(or other application) to the menu .Let's begin hacking. Step1:- Open the Run(by clicking window button and R) Step2:- Enter the regedit in the pop up window. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell The screen should look similar to this one if you are in the right place. Next, you’ll want to create a new key underneath the shell key , the name of which is exactly what is going to show up on the desktop menu. Right-click on the “shell” key, and then choose New \ Key from the menu. Give the new key the name that yo...