Remove default desktop icons windows 7

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Group policy preferences is where I'd start. However, I think I'd also change your process a bit. One, 60 icons is a boatload of icons on the desktop to be fair, I don't use any.

Two, does every machine need every package? Maybe there's room to improve there by trimming down what's installed. I can't imagine an image that has 60 desktop icons. In my mind, that sounds like HP bloatware, and is the reason I'd create an image in the first place. Depending on the requirements, use Group Policy Preferences to redirect the users desktops to the contents of pre-defined folders that contain the relevant icons for each set of computers.

October 23, ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''. Thank you all for your comments. For those who care, the complete installation of AutoDesk has several dozen separate installation all of which create its own shortcut.

These applications are required but the shortcuts are not. This is not bloatware. As I mentioned, each image is tailored to each department. Creating an image without AutoDesk is not an option.

I will look into the GP suggestions. This post on MiniTool mainly focuses on how to remove icons from desktop when they are useless. You can open the page you want to visit directly by just clicking on the corresponding icon on desktop. The desktop icons on computer include 3 types generally:. The first two types are generated automatically while the last type is created manually by users for the sake of convenience. What if you find some desktop icons are not useful anymore?

Obviously, you should remove icons from desktop manually. But do you know how to remove icons from desktop?