Solved Cannot remove a Recent Places desktop icon

[pikachu67]

Running Windows 7 I somehow ended up with a "Recent Places" link and icon on my desktop. I can't move it to the trash or delete it.

How can I remove the "Recent Places" icon from my desktop?:huh:

 

[otongcp]

Open Computer and drag recent places to your Favorites in the sidebar

and then don't forget refresh your dekstop..

it works

 

[pikachu67]

THANKS!

 

[Grathiam]

Thanks for the info...
I just experienced the same problem.

 

[garvbox]

Thanks, weirdest error ever

 

[ardi]

One more thanks!

Just found this forum trying to solve this specific problem. Looks very useful! The MSFN forum has become very little help, at least to me.

 

[JacquelineB]

Remove Recent Place from Desktop Another Solution

I just ran into this annoying problem as well. I have a clean desktop (icon free) and like it this way. If you do to, this solution should work for you.

Go into control panel, appearance and personalization, personalization. Click on change desktop icons on the left. Mine were all unchecked, so I turned them all back on and hit apply. It made the recent place icon disappear. I then unchecked all the boxes again and hit apply. Voila! Clean desktop again.

 

[cwzkevin]

Thanks, just experienced this wired problem!

 

[Win2Kuser]

I had the same problem, but wanted to completely remove the recent places icon and link so that my activities could not be tracked...

I went to c:\users\<username> and deleted the links folder, and that did the job permanently

 

[pinkquartz]

Thanx JackyB

yous is da only 1 dat wouked. Thanx

 

[tito8000]

thank you alot ,you saved another one ,thx and HNY 2011

 

[Nidhin]

Thnks! Even I had the same problem !

 

[adeelb]

It worked

As per instructed, opened computer and draged it to computer. Refresed and it worked.
For some people the recent places didn't show in computer but for me it was showing so i just randomly left it in computer (where it was not visible)
Refreshed desktop and AWESOMENESS!
Thank you sir!

 

[ShirleyH]

Thank You JacquelineB

I followed your steps and this worked like a charm. Thanks so much. I have only three icons on my desktop and this "new" icon had me perplexed and not happy. Your clear directions have made me smile again.

 

[jeniuskid]

you helped me out just now as well. TYVM! this is a weird glitch

 

[EmmyTheConfused]

Thank you! I stumbled onto this post via Google, but appreciate your help.

 

[Layback Bear]

Does anybody know how this icon got on the desktop?

 

[ldwulff]

How I removed the 'Recent Places' Icon from the desktop

I sat down at my computer this morning, and "all of a sudden" had an icon on the desktop for 'Recent Places'. I could not delete it, move it to the Recycle Bin, etc (as previously described in this thread). I tried all of the above mentioned methods to no avail. I finally right-clicked and 'Send To' desktop as shortcut. I then deleted the shortcut and viola! The icon was gone. Hope this helps anyone out there having this same issue

 

[marvink9]

Thank you draging it to favorites worked. the only thing it did was create a copy, that was then deleted.
Thanks

 

[McSeven]

Thanks to this thread. Finally got rid of it.

Now the question is how do you get recent places not to be listed there?

Thanks in advance.