How To Add Recycle Bin And Control Panel To My Computer

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In the latest version of Windows (vista and 7), Microsoft has got rid of the Recycle Bin and Control Panel from My Computer. Although this makes My Computer a lot more clutter-free, many users still prefer to have the Recycle Bin and Control Panel in My Computer.

This can easily be done by implementing the below Registry tweak:

Step-1 Open the Window Registry by typing regedit in the search box in the Start menu.

Step-2 Navigate to the below registry hive:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace

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Step-3 Now right click on it and Select NEW>KEY.

Step-4 The name that you give to the key will depend on what you wish to add to My Computer.

Recycle bin: {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Control panel: {26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}

Step-5 Now if you go to My Computer and refresh the folder then you will notice that both the Recycle Bin and Control Panel have been added.

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