It just bothers me. What is the purpose of the trash can being there? Because of accessibility? If that’s why, it’s better to have everything that is used frequently on the desktop… But we already know what will happen: chaos. For this reason, I prefer to have the desktop completely clean, but without blocking the ability to use it for file management when I need it. Inside MC Basic.

One of the first things I do when installing Windows is to remove the Recycle Bin from the desktop, i.e. the background of the screen. And the same is done in Windows 11. Note:

1. Open Settings: Open the Start menu and go to Settings.
2. Personalization: Once you are in Settings, find and select “Personalization”.
3. Topics: In Personalization, select “Themes”.
4. Desktop icon settings: In the left column, you will see the “Desktop Icon Settings” option. Click on it.
5. Uncheck the Recycle Bin box: In the window that opens, find the box corresponding to “Trash” and uncheck it.
6. Apply changes: Click the “Apply” buttons and then “OK” to save the changes.

Fast and efficient.

Now, it’s one thing to remove the trash can from the desktop, and it’s quite another to lose track of it, so I like to keep it close at hand in order not to lose functionality.

how do you do it? Different ways. For example, you can open the Start menu, search for Recycle Bin, and there it will be; Open the file explorer and in the same places the panel, the context menu, choose the option “Show all folders” and it will be… But the idea is to have everything more attractive and organized, without losing accessibility.

Personally, I like the way other operating systems work, where the recycle bin is located in the location bar of the file explorer, in this case the Windows 11 Quick Access File Explorer (not the Start menu). It’s as easy as:

1. Open file explorer: Click on the top address bar and type “desktop” (without the quotes) and the drop-down menu will show desktop access.
2. Add a trash can to the panel: Select the bin, drag it to the places bar

And now it’s gone.