There are two states of the Recycle Bin – one is the Recycle Bin with deleted items, and the other is the empty Recycle Bin. Both states of Recycle Bin have a different set of icons. In this post, we ...

Q: I don't have a Recycle Bin icon. How do I put one on my desktop? A: If you find yourself without a Recycle Bin, it could be the result of a third-party program that was installed and used to hide ...

One of the desktop icons that appear after Windows is installed is the Recycle Bin. Here’s what you need to know about it. Microsoft programmers were no doubt thinking about the Apple Mac operating ...

The Tech-Recipes tutorial blog writes up a quick guide on docking the Recycle Bin icon as a separate item on the Windows 7 taskbar, instead of underneath Windows Explorer. Following the guide is ...

The Recycle Bin has been a staple of Windows since its debut in Windows 95. Apart from the regular visible overhauls of the Recycle Bin icon, the feature has remained largely unchanged throughout the ...

PCs have a reputation for being staid and sort of business-like, right? Nah, that’s just an image pushed by a Apple’s famous ad campaign. The truth is, your PC is a blank slate for as much creativity ...

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Q: When I installed Windows 10 to replace the older system, I lost the desktop Recycle Bin. I have gone through steps to show the bin icon, but I was not successful. Do you have any additional advice?

If the Recycle Bin option is greyed out in the Desktop Icon Settings window in Windows 11/10, you can check out this step-by-step guide to troubleshoot the issue. It will help you get back the Recycle ...

A user at the Neowin.net forums demonstrates a simple registry tweak that expands Vista's Recycle Bin's right-click menu: [The registry tweak] replaces the Delete command from the Recycle Bin with a ...

Question:<BR><BR>On Windows XP (SP1) change the reycle bin icon to something else. That's fine. However, each time I reboot the recycle bin goes back to it's original icon.<BR><BR>Am I missing ...