Remove Recycle Bin icon from desktop
- Policy ID
- NoRecycleBinIcon
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Desktop
Description
Removes most occurrences of the Recycle Bin icon.
This setting removes the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop, from File Explorer, from programs that use the File Explorer windows, and from the standard Open dialog box.
This setting does not prevent the user from using other methods to gain access to the contents of the Recycle Bin folder.
Note: To make changes to this setting effective, you must log off and then log back on.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}-