Thomas, Have an administrator deny read access on "C:\Users\Public\Desktop" for your account and you won't see any of them. Not sure if there are any unusual side-effects for this :-)
-- noonie On 31 January 2016 at 14:10, Thomas Koster <tkos...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >
