How to Delete the Briefcase Icon on the Desktop

Keywords:   namespace  briefcase

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Question:

How can I delete my Briefcase Icon on the Desktop?

Answer:

Go into the Registry, using our Registry functions, and delete the Briefcase Dataitem at the following location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\

Look under the virtual folder names, and you should see the data item named "Briefcase". Then use RegDelValue to delete it.

For reference, here are the virtual folders:

Dial-Up Networking.		{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48} 
Printers.			{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} 
Inbox.				{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 
My Computer.			{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} 
Recycle Bin.			{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} 
Network Neighborhood.		{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} 
Desktop.			{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 
Briefcase.			{85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D} 
Fonts.				{BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534} 

You'll probably have another one in there for "My Documents".

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Article ID:   W13140

Filename:   Delete the Briefcase Icon on Desktop.txt