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Desktop Icons
PhilB66:
Right-click on deskicons.exe and select "Create Shortcut" from the popup menu. Then, right-click on the Shortcut to deskicons.exe file and choose "Properties". Go to "Shortcut" tab and set the key (e.g. Ctrl + Alt + Q) to toggle the desktop icons.
Innuendo:
Stardock's Fences will hide desktop icons (among other things) via a keyboard shortcut. There's a Pro and a Free edition, but the free edition will do what you are asking.
vixay:
some autohotkey code i use for this functionality
--- ---;function to return toggled values
;first call returns true
toggle() {
static t
t := !t
Return, t
}
EnableDisableDesktopIcons()
{
;relies on having DetectHiddenWindows OFF
if toggle()
WinShow,Program Manager
Else
WinHide,Program Manager
}
#`::EnableDisableDesktopIcons() ;;Enable/disable desktop icons (shortcut key Win+`)
Doesn't work with fences installed though, but you can then use fences, ESC key to toggle it.
Tuxman:
Stardock's Fences will hide desktop icons (among other things) via a keyboard shortcut. There's a Pro and a Free edition, but the free edition will do what you are asking.
-Innuendo (February 24, 2010, 05:45 PM)
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Fences also enables you to selectively exclude icons from being hidden. :)
grandpastan:
Another easy thing is just create a folder on your C drive (and put shortcuts that you want in it), or anywhere for that matter and create a new toolbar from your taskbar for that folder, set it to hide, and all is well.
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