Icons in Desktop - How to make them invisible temporarily

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MSwhip

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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?

Thank you.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
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AMD A10-7870K + onboard Radeon HD Graphics
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ASUS A88XM-E
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16 GB in 2 slots: 2 x 8GB Kingston Hyper Blu DDR3 1600Mhz
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Nvidia GT 740 GT SC 4 GB GDRR5 + onboard Radeon HD Graphics
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Realtek
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Dell W2309 16:9 Aspect ratio
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Sager NP9170
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Win 7 Pro x64 / Win 10 Pro
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Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz
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CLEVO P170EM
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12 GB
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(1) Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (2) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
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(1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) Intel(R) Display Aud
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17.3
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Right click on the desktop... and
2012-04-04_200640.jpg

Jerry is faster :p
 

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Self Assembled
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Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
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Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz
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Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B85M-D3H
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Corsair Vengence 4GB x2 (8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz)
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2047MB GeForce GTS 450 (ZOTAC International)
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Onboard (Realtek High Definition Audio)
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LG Flatron E2040T
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1600x900
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Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB
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Corsair VS550
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Cooler Master K380
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Cooler Master Seidon 120V Plus
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Logitech MK260r
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Logitech MK260r
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PMPL Broadband
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Windows Defender + MBAM
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Firefox
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Dell Studio 15" Laptop

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Windows 10 Home x64
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INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
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ASUS P7P55D
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HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
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EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
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LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
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1920 x 1080
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Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
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ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
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ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
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COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
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85 + Mbps
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Avast
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Vivaldi
Thanks for that A Guy. I hate going back and forth turning off hide/show. This is cool.
 

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Win 7 Pro 64 bit
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I7 3770k Ivy @ 4.2 GHz
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ASRock Z77 OC Formula
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Kingston Hyper X
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2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Superclocked
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On board Realtek
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LG Flatron WD2753V / Lg Flatron W1943TB
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1929x1080
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Op System Seagate 2 x 1 TB Raid 0 Stripe
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Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W
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Cooler Master Cosmos II
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Processor Corsair Hydro Series H100 Extreme w/Corsair Link
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Logitech G15
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Logitech G5
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50 MB
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Microsoft Security Essentials
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Google Chrome
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
 

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PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
Memory
HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Internet Speed
85 + Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Vivaldi
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