Recycle+Bin+has+disappeared+from+the+desktop

Recycle Bin has disappeared from the desktop

Have you lost your Recycle Bin?

This means you cannot restore files which you have accidentally deleted, and that could be a serious problem.

In the majority of cases the Recycle bin can be restored for it’s loss is usually caused by

A third‐party program was used to hide the Recycle Bin.

The TweakUI program was used to hide the Recycle Bin.

The Registry information for the Recycle Bin was deleted.

A Group Policy setting was used to hide the Recycle Bin.


 * Note:‐**

Windows XP Home Edition does not support Group Policy.

Each and everyone of the methods to replace the Recycle Bin are a little complicated and they raise the old Spectre Registry again so before going further implement My tip

Remember I have warned you so take heed.


 * Method 1:‐**

Use the program that you used to remove the Recycle Bin to restore the Recycle Bin

If you used the TweakUI program to hide the Recycle Bin, follow these steps to restore the Recycle Bin to the desktop:‐

Go Start > Run.

In box, type without the quotes “ **Regedit “,** and then click OK.

Scroll to the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel

. In the right pane, right‐click the following registry DWORD value, and then click Modify:

{645FF040‐5081‐101B‐9F08‐00AA002F954E}

In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.

(The TweakUI utility sets this value to 1 to hide the Recycle Bin icon.)

Quit Registry Editor.


 * Method 2:‐**


 * Note:**‐

This procedure does not work if the system administrator used a Group Policy setting to hide the Recycle Bin (or ʺAll Iconsʺ) on the Desktop.

Proceed as above and then scroll this time to :‐

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

Right‐click the registry key that you located point to New and then click Key.

Type {645FF040‐5081‐101B‐9F08‐00AA002F954E}, and press ENTER.

Click the new {645FF040‐5081‐101B‐9F08‐00AA002F954E} key that you created

In the right pane, double‐click the (Default) entry.

In the Edit String dialog box, type Recycle Bin in the Value data box, and then click OK.

Quit Registry Editor.


 * Method 3:‐**

Use the Group Policy Object Editor to restore the Recycle Bin

If the system administrator used a Group Policy setting to hide the Recycle Bin or ʺAll Iconsʺ on the Desktop, you may have to contact the system administrator to restore the Recycle Bin icon.


 * Note** The following procedures works only on Windows XP Professional.

The system administrator can either use the Group Policy Object Editor (GPEDIT.msc) or manually remove the registry information (that was created through the Group Policy Object Editor) for the Recycle Bin to restore the Recycle Bin icon to the Desktop.

To use the Group Policy Object Editor to restore the Recycle Bin:

Go to :‐

Start, click Run, type GPEDIT.MSC in the Open box, and then click OK.

Under User Configuration, click Administrative Templates, and then double‐click Desktop.

Double‐click Remove Recycle Bin icon from the desktop.

Click the Setting tab, click Not Configured, and then click OK.

To use Registry Editor to restore the Recycle Bin:‐

Go to :‐

The same procedure as before and scroll this time to :‐

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\NonEnum

Click the registry key that you located, and then in the right pane, click the following registry DWORD value:‐

{645FF040‐5081‐101B‐9F08‐00AA002F954E}

On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes.

Quit Registry Editor.

The Recycle Bin icon should reappear on the Desktop.

I said initially that it was more than a little fiddly