How to enable Windows Desktop Clean up

Asked By lindacollins 40 points N/A Posted on - 08/19/2011

In Microsoft Xp, there is a feature that enables you to clean your desktop my friend told me that but I have a hard time looking on how to enable it. Can somebody please help me how to enable it? 

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Answered By NeoTech 0 points N/A #113273

How to enable Windows Desktop Clean up

Lindacollins,

 

Enabling the  Desktop Cleanup Wizard is done by:

 

Right Click on open Desktop area, click Properties.

in the Display properties window, Click DESKTOP tab and click on the  Customize Desktop button.

 

This Dialog Box will open:

 

 

put a check on the radio box for  "Run Desktop Wizard every 60 days" to enable the wizard.

 

You can also click on the button "Clean Desktop Now" to run the wizard immediately.

 

Unused icons will be saved in a folder on your desktop for you to edit which can be kept or deleted.

 

Happy Computing.

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Answered By Ray Johnson 0 points N/A #113274

How to enable Windows Desktop Clean up

Hello.

Yes Window XP does have a feature the enables you to automatically clean you desktop.

Just follow these instructions.

Click on START -> CONTROL PANEL -> APPEARANCE AND THEMES -> DISPLAY.

On DISPLAY properties box click DESKTOP -> CUSTOMIZE DESKTOP

On CUSTOMIZE DESKTOP dialog box under DESKTOP CLEANUP click CLEAN DESKTOP NOW then click OK.

Now DESKTOP CLEANUP wizard starts.

To remove unwanted shortcut

When the DESKTOP CLEANUP WIZARD start click NEXT then it will pop out a dialog box of your current desktop shortcut, just select the desktop shortcut you want to remove then click NEXT to complete the DESKTOP CLEANUP WIZARD then click the FINISH button.

HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.

 

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Answered By emmes 0 points N/A #113275

How to enable Windows Desktop Clean up

Windows Desktop Cleanup is the easiest way to clean unused icon in your desktop. In enabling this feature just follow this steps:

 

1. Put the cursor of your mouse at the open area of your desktop and select “Properties”
2. Click the “Desktop” tab.
3. Click the “Customize Desktop”
4. At the lower portion of the “Desktop Items” window, you can see “Run Desktop Wizard every 60 days”. Mark the box to enable desktop clean up.

        5. Click “Ok” to exit “Desktop Items” window.

        6. Click “Ok” to exit “Display Properties” window.

 

Or if you want to run the desktop clean up immediately just follow steps 1 to 3 and click the "Clean Desktop Now" button.

 

The “Desktop Cleanup” wizard only removes selected shortcuts and store them in an automatically created desktop folder called “Unused Desktop Shortcuts”. Whenever you want to retrieve the unwanted shortcuts just open the “Unused Desktop Shortcuts” folder.

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