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PART I
INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION, AND CUSTOMIZATION
the Desktop tab and then Customize Desktop (see Figure 3.6). Click Clean
Desktop Now, and Windows sweeps the icons away for you.
Figure 3.6. Use the Clean Desktop Now feature instead of dragging all
those icons to the Recycle Bin.
Be warned: The wizard scans and removes icons that apply to single users
as well as all users of a computer. If no one in your family has used a common
icon in a while, it could disappear into the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder.
Wallpaper and screen savers
Most people need no introduction to desktop wallpaper. It’s one of the
few things in Windows that can be changed easily, and many people like to
Hack
To change the cleanup interval, open Regedit and browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz. Double-click
Days Between Clean Up, change the base to Decimal, and then type the number of days
you prefer.
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