hide recycle bin

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Regedit & explore:
If you are using the XP style start menu
[i]--->HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel\

if working with the classic menu:
--->HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu\

Inside, Make new DWORD-Value with the name "{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
& 'Modify' Value "1"

That will just hide the Recycle bin icon,
--->If a Dock is installed, by this procedure the 'Recycle bin'
Docklet won't be anyhow affected as by some other Tweaks.

To restore the desktop icon again, --->just 'Modify' the
same DWORD-Value to "0" [/i]

enjoy!!!