Solved Help needed to delete a desktop icon.

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Rossy87

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Hi all.

I have searched the tutorials and nothing has come up.

I have a bluetooth desktop icon on my PC that i cant delete. When i right click on the icon this is what is shown;

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Does anyone have any ideas on how i can delete this icon.

Many thanks.

Rossy87
 

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You could try navigating to where your desktop folder is found (normally Documents & Settings\...... you can search within that location for 'desktop').

This folder (there will be multiple appear) should show everything inside it once opened. You should be able to delete the icon from there.

Hope this helps :)
 

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Hi.

I have looked in my desktop folder and it is not in there so no possible option to remove it from there i am afraid.

Anymore ideas? LOL

Rossy87
 

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    Intel Pentium D 2.8ghz
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    MSI Ms-7301
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    2GB DDR2
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    Asus HD4670 1gb DDR3
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    Realtek HD audio Onboard
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    Samsung 19" widescreen
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    EZ Cool 700W
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    Logitech mx620 wireless
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    Dell Media Keyboard
1. Open regedit.

2. Find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\Desktop\NameSpace.

3. These are all your desktop icons. One of them is My Blutooth places.

4. You can delete it and the icon will go.
 

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    *Modified*Dell Inspiron 531s
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EDIT: LOL, looks like Vista_32bit beat me to it. ;)

Hello Rossy,

This may be able to help you remove Bluetooth Place icon from your desktop.

1. Open the Registry Editor (Windows Key + R; Run “regedit.exe”).

2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

3. Expand NameSpace and look for a key named {6af09ec9-b429-11d4-a1fb-0090960218cb}.

4. Verify the key’s default value (right pane) is My Bluetooth Places. If it is, then right click on the {6af09ec9-b429-11d4-a1fb-0090960218cb} key and click on Delete.
WARNING: You may want to right click on this key and click on Export to back it up before deleting it incase you wish to import (double click on exported .reg file) the key back to restore it.

5. Refresh the desktop (Right click on the desktop, Press F5).


Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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    *Modified*Dell Inspiron 531s
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    4GB Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400 DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX GeForce GTS 250
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    Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer 5.1 Surround Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SE198WFP 19-inch Widescreen Flat-panel LCD
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    1440x900
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    PSU
    LOGISYS 575W SLI Ready ATX12V
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    2 120mm, 4 vents optional fans
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Notebook Mouse 3000
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    Dell Stock
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Thank you Vista_32bit and brink.

Although Vista_32bit got there first. LOL

Worked like a charm.

Cheers guys.
 

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    Intel Pentium D 2.8ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Ms-7301
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus HD4670 1gb DDR3
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 19" widescreen
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250Gb Internal Western Digital 320Gb External Maxtor 40Gb Internal (Win 7)
    PSU
    EZ Cool 700W
    Case
    Coolermaster Elite 334
    Cooling
    x1 90mm blue LED front, x1 120mm blue LED rear
    Mouse
    Logitech mx620 wireless
    Keyboard
    Dell Media Keyboard
LOL, you're welcome Rossy. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted. :)
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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