On 29 January 2016 at 17:24, Thomas Koster <tkos...@gmail.com> wrote: > One of the machines I deploy to is maintained by an IT contractor. > There is a lot of garbage on this machine, and every time they install > some new garbage I get new icons on my desktop. > > I'm tired of looking at it, but when I try to delete these icons from > *my* desktop, Windows tells me I need to be an administrator. > > What gives? Do I have to resort to sticking Post-its over them? > > (Windows Server 2008 R2, Remote Desktop Services)
On 29 January 2016 at 17:31, David Kean <david.k...@microsoft.com> wrote: > There are really two desktop folders. An "All Users" folder, and a > "Current User" folder, these are merged together to form the desktop > as you see it. > > You typically need admin rights to install/remove shortcuts from the > All Users folder, that's what you are likely running into. Thanks David. I should have been more clear. What I really want to know is, what can I do about it? I don't want to delete shortcuts from the "All Users" directory because the other users may love them. I want to delete/hide them from my own desktop only. (I appear to be one of a small minority of Windows users who prefer to keep their desktops blank.) Thanks, Thomas Koster
