This time, I would like to introduce how to display the icons displayed on the desktop using "Desktop Icon Settings" in the right-click menu (old menu) of the Recycle Bin in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
This is useful if you want only the Recycle Bin on your desktop, or if you have too many icons and want to reduce them.
In Windows 11, it will be displayed in the menu when you right-click the Recycle Bin and click "See more options." (The old right-click menu)
Revert the new right-click menu in Windows 11 to the previous version
How to add the Control Panel and other items to the right-click menu of the Trash
If you operate the registry incorrectly, it may cause problems such as the system being unable to start. Please make a backup in advance using system restore or similar, and proceed at your own risk.
- How to create and restore a system restore point
- How to open and back up the Registry Editor
- Windows 11/10 Registry Basics: Concept, How to Open, and Internal Structure
- How to Take Ownership and Change Permissions in Windows 11 Registry
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1. Press Windows key + R to open Run, type "regedit" and press Enter.
2. The Registry Editor will open, so open the following key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell3. Right-click on the "shell" key > New > "Key".
4. Change the key name by referring to the table below, and create two values (string value REG_SZ) under the created key and enter the value data.
*Enter the name you want to display in (default).
System version information:
| Key Name | 1_MyComputer |
| (default) | System version information |
| Value Name 1 | icon |
| — Value Name 1 Value Data | %SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-109 |
| Value Name 2 | position |
| — Value Name 2 Value Data | bottom |
It's OK if it looks like this:
At this point, "System Version Information" will be added to the right-click menu of the Trash, so please check it.
In this state, clicking "System Information" will not do anything, so we will create a new key to open "System Information."
5. Right-click on the "shell" key > New > "Key".
6. Change the key name by referring to the table below, create a value under the created key, and enter the value data.
| Key Name | command |
| (default) | explorer ms-settings:about |
It's OK if it looks like this:
Once you're done editing, right-click the trash can and click "System Information."
This will open System > About in Settings, which is useful for checking your PC's version information.
You can freely change the item key name and the initial number.
For example, in the case of "1_MyComputer", the numbers will be displayed in ascending order from top to bottom.
Key name, value name, and value data for each item in "Desktop Icon Settings"
Using the above steps as a reference, try changing the key names as you like and adding each item.
computer:
| Key Name | 0_PC |
| (default) | computers |
| Value Name 1 | icon |
| — Value Name 1 Value Data | %SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-109 |
| Value Name 2 | position |
| — Value Name 2 Value Data | bottom |
| Key Name | command |
| (default) | explorer shell:::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} |
Control Panel:
| Key Name | 2_Control Panel |
| (default) | コ ン ト ロ ー ル パ ネ ル |
| Value Name 1 | icon |
| — Value Name 1 Value Data | %%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-27 |
| Value Name 2 | position |
| — Value Name 2 Value Data | bottom |
| Key Name | command |
| (default) | explorer shell:::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} |
network:
| Key Name | 3_Network |
| (default) | network |
| Value Name 1 | icon |
| — Value Name 1 Value Data | %SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-25 |
| Value Name 2 | position |
| — Value Name 2 Value Data | bottom |
| Key Name | command |
| (default) | explorer shell:::{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C} |
User's files:
| Key Name | 5_UserFolder |
| (default) | User files |
| Value Name 1 | icon |
| — Value Name 1 Value Data | %SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-3 |
| Value Name 2 | position |
| — Value Name 2 Value Data | bottom |
| Key Name | command |
| (default) | explorer shell:::{59031A47-3F72-44A7-89C5-5595FE6B30EE} |
Other items: key name, value name, and value data
Network Connectivity:
| Key Name | 4_NetWorkSetuzoku |
| (default) | Network connection |
| Value Name 1 | icon |
| — Value Name 1 Value Data | %SystemRoot%\System32\netshell.dll,125 |
| Value Name 2 | position |
| — Value Name 2 Value Data | bottom |
| Key Name | command |
| (default) | explorer shell:::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} |
Temporary file storage location:
| Key Name | 6_TempFolder |
| (default) | Temporary file storage location |
| Value Name 1 | icon |
| — Value Name 1 Value Data | %SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-3 |
| Value Name 2 | position |
| — Value Name 2 Value Data | bottom |
| Key Name | command |
| (default) "Expandable String Value (REG_EXPAND_SZ)" | explorer “%temp%” |
To use the environment variable (%temp%) in command, you need to change (default) from "String Value (REG_SZ)" to "Expandable String Value (REG_EXPAND_SZ)".
If you run "explorer "%temp%"" while leaving it as a "String Value (REG_SZ)", the Documents folder will open.
To change (default) to "Expandable String Value (REG_EXPAND_SZ)", you cannot use the Registry Editor, so you will need to create a REG file and run it.
Copy the following and paste it into a text file:extensionChange it to ".reg" and run it.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\6_TempFolder\command]
@=hex(2):65,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,74,\
00,65,00,6d,00,70,00,25,00,22,00,00,00
If the User Account Control screen appears, click "Yes".
This will change the (default) to an "Expandable String Value (REG_EXPAND_SZ)" and register the key, value, and value data as shown below.
Right-click on the trash can and check the menu.
You may have noticed in the menu above that there is a dividing line between "User files" and "Temporary file storage location."
For example, if you want to display a separator line under "User's Files," add the following string value (REG_SZ) to the "User's Files" key:
| Value Name | SeparatorAfter |
Feel free to customize it however you like.
If there are any other items you would like to add, please leave a comment and we will add them if possible.
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