Windows 7: Icons in Desktop - How to make them invisible temporarily
04 Apr 2012
MSwhip
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
78 posts
Icons in Desktop - How to make them invisible temporarily
in Windows 7 can i hide the Icons in the desktop? Can i toggle back and forth between just the wallpaper and the icons on a backdrop of the wallpaper? How can i do that?
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09 Apr 2012
A Guy
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
32,119 posts
Bay Area Peninsula
Welcome to Seven Forums Rockydog1947. You're welcome. I like it because click and they show, and hide again by themselves. Want to work on the desktop, just disable until you are done, then untick disable, and back hidden. A Guy