# So, there are unused icons on my desktop

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-there-are-unused-icons-on-my-desktop/679687>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 25, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-there-are-unused-icons-on-my-desktop/679687 "2014-01-25T14:20:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-there-are-unused-icons-on-my-desktop/679687/1 "2014-01-25T14:20:18Z")

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Shut up, Windows. Why are you sharing this useless bit of information? What’s it to you?

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-there-are-unused-icons-on-my-desktop/679687/2 "2014-01-25T14:38:11Z")

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Yeah and they’re going to stay right there. I had a reason to put them there and I like the way they dress up my screen. Go fix some of your real bugs!

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-there-are-unused-icons-on-my-desktop/679687/3 "2014-01-25T14:40:44Z")

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'zactly!

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**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-there-are-unused-icons-on-my-desktop/679687/4 "2014-01-25T14:53:03Z")

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That went away like three versions of Windows ago. Just sayin.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-there-are-unused-icons-on-my-desktop/679687/5 "2014-01-25T15:27:26Z")

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> [@yoyodyne](#):
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> That went away like three versions of Windows ago. Just sayin.

Windows XP on an old Dell laptop that refuses to die. Refuses. Still, no reason for a desktop cleanup wizard to have existed, ever.

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**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-there-are-unused-icons-on-my-desktop/679687/6 "2014-01-25T17:23:52Z")

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> [@yoyodyne](#):
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> That went away like three versions of Windows ago. Just sayin.

Not only that but you can turn it off with a check box