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Show Recycle Bin Icon on Desktop

Adds the Recycle Bin icon back to the desktop.

By WindowsScripting.com · 804 B
Set-ShowRecycleBinOnDesktop.ps1
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Show Recycle Bin Icon on Desktop.

.DESCRIPTION
    Adds the Recycle Bin icon back to the desktop.

    Sets HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel \ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} to 0.

.EXAMPLE
    .\Set-ShowRecycleBinOnDesktop.ps1
#>

[CmdletBinding()]
param()

$regPath = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel'

if (-not (Test-Path $regPath)) {
    New-Item -Path $regPath -Force | Out-Null
}

New-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name '{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}' -Value 0 -PropertyType DWord -Force | Out-Null

Write-Host "Show Recycle Bin Icon on Desktop applied. Sign out and back in (or restart explorer.exe) for it to fully take effect." -ForegroundColor Green