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Solved Can't Restore Recycle Bin Icon
Does anyone have a clue why Recycle Bin is grayed out in Desktop Icon Settings?
OS
windows 8.1 64-bit
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Dell Inspiron 15 (3521)
Other Info
Running Windows 8 Release Preview Build 8400 as VM on VBox 4.2.6
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Power User
It's not on mine. Perhaps it's the theme you have selected.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
CPU
Intel i7 3770K
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z77X-UD4 TH
Memory
16GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GTX 650
Sound Card
Onboard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Auria 27" IPS + 2x Samsung 23"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440 + 2x 2048x1152
Hard Drives
Corsair m4 256GB, 2 WD 2TB drives
Case
Antec SOLO II
Keyboard
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
Mouse
Logitech MX
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
Hello Clayton, and welcome to Eight Forums.
It looks like you disabled the Recycle Bin desktop icon somehow.
See if using step 1 in OPTION ONE of the tutorial below may be able to restore and ungray this option for you. It's for Windows 7, but it's the same in Windows 8.
Recycle Bin Icon - Allow or Prevent to Display - Windows 7 Forums
Hope this helps,
Shawn
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
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
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
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
Thanks Shawn! That did the trick...
Built another VM from scratch and the Policies\NonEnum hive does not exist in a fresh install. Have no idea how that happened - certainly not by intention. Thanks for saving what little hair is left.
OS
windows 8.1 64-bit
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Dell Inspiron 15 (3521)
Other Info
Running Windows 8 Release Preview Build 8400 as VM on VBox 4.2.6
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
You're most welcome.
You might do a full scan of your system with something like
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware just to help make sure your system is clean.
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
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
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
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