How To Remove Recent Places Icon From Desktop Windows 7

"Recent Places" icon appears in desktop

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I was trying the "recent places" option in Windows Explorer when a "recent places" icon suddenly appears in the desktop. In that location's no delete choice for it, even when I effort to drib it in the recycle bin. Notwithstanding, when I personalize the desktop and disable and re-enable recycle bin icon, the "recent places" icon suddenly disappears.

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Hullo,
Simply create a shortcut for "recent places" on your desktop. This will override the existing "contempo places" icon. Then you can merely delete it. This can be achieved by clicking the libraries icon, right clicking the "recent places" icon to the left of the window, and and so clicking "send to" Desktop shortcut.

Gabe
hello Gabe,

There is no "contempo places" in my libraries icon. It seems similar the original "recent places" was placed on my desktop. Therefore, I cannot move this icon anywhere else except create a short cut to other binder. Could you please advice?

Thank you.
Aforementioned thing just happened to me today.

Open Figurer and drag contempo places to your Favorites in the sidebar. It should brandish create a link. And then follow Gabez instructions, and your trouble will exist solved.
everytime i articulate recent place on the side bar or past deleting everything in the links folder, i go recent places icon on my desktop.

right clinking the desktop and hitting refresh fixes it but this is damn quriky...
yes even i faced this same event.....

Thank u guys .... i got information technology fixed by just DRAGGING It TO FAVORITES and creating a shortcut icon in desktop .... and right click in desktop and REFRESH the screen... the "Contempo Identify " icon got disappeared...

Proceed helping and smiling .....!!
1. Open 'Computer'.
2. Right click on 'Recent Places'
3. Cull 'Send To' > 'Desktop (create shortcut)'
4. Right click the desktop icon
5. Delete
Howdy guys i have the same trouble and i accept tried everything u have sed but it wont work it doesnt have a shortcut sign so i am thinking it is a system file plz help.
In that location is one shortcut ane and some other one which i knw is not a shortcut and is united nations deletable.

thank you

:D
Thank you lot frumbert2010, it worked!
everytime i clear contempo identify on the side bar or by deleting everything in the links binder, i get recent places icon on my desktop.
right clinking the desktop and hitting refresh fixes it but this is damn quriky...

thanks, yeah right clicking desktop then hitting refresh works.

easyer that making a new shortcut :S

weird
That does non work for me. The original icon always stays. The but thing which works for me in Windows 7 is hitting 'Referesh' desktop.
i also had the aforementioned problem regarding the recent places icon where in that location is no delete. when i tried to reset my computer it's gone
Thanks frumbert2010. Your instructions worked perfectly.
hi, Frumbert2010,

You are the best, unproblematic and worked from 7 ...

Thanks
Information technology happened to me, information technology actually annoyed me for a while, but all you need to do is right click then click refresh.
I was trying the "recent places" choice in Windows Explorer when a "recent places" icon of a sudden appears in the desktop. There'southward no delete option for it, fifty-fifty when I endeavor to drop information technology in the recycle bin. Withal, when I personalize the desktop and disable and re-enable recycle bin icon, the "recent places" icon all of a sudden disappears.

just at present when i restrated my windows seven starter pc the icondisappeared!!!
Howdy,
Merely create a shortcut for "recent places" on your desktop. This volition override the existing "recent places" icon. And so you can simply delete it. This tin can be achieved past clicking the libraries icon, right clicking the "recent places" icon to the left of the window, and then clicking "send to" Desktop shortcut.
Gabe

-Thank you, this worked!!!!
Thanks, this does piece of work, only the bigger question is why does information technology happen? Is this virus related? A Windows seven flaw? Information technology's now 9/23/2011 and is still happening to users!

Never go hungry
I accept tried all these things. None of them worked. I keep nothing on my desktop, so, for now, I merely hid all desktop icons. Although, occasionally, I salvage something to the desktop when I know I will be deleting or moving it soon, it'southward just in that location every bit something to become to quickly. I would honey to accept information technology taken off, simply it merely won't work. Information technology'southward then annoying.
^100% BEST ANSWER

Worked for me. Thanks, 'frumbert2010'.
Thanks Gabez ...That worked!!!

Vinayak Prabha
Only Right CLICK AND CLICK REFRESH ON THE DESKTOP
Right away, Gabe had the correct answer. Understand what he wrote, and your problem is fixed...thanks Gabe!
I recently had this too. Not sure why, but information technology seems to have happened when I accidentally moved another icon in identify of my recycle bin instead of into the bin. Removing the bin and then putting it back got rid of the recent places icon.
Y'all are fantastic !!! Worked super fast. THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!
This quite ridiculous condition nonetheless exists years subsequently in Windows 8. Pretty pitiful actually. Clear recent places and you lot get a magic icon on your desktop. A desktop refresh does remove it.

Mark
thank you this worked for me
You can get to contempo places, correct click it and press clear recent item list. That's going to delete all the recent items y'all have seen. Hope this helps :D
Howdy,

Thanks so much you aid me alot sir or girl!
Thank you, this does work, merely the bigger question is why does it happen? Is this virus related? A Windows 7 flaw? It'due south now 9/23/2011 and is still happening to users!
Never go hungry

I'yard with Mr. Fishinwa:

WHY do I have to go along doing the refresh? I already am having problems with my arm from all the scrolling and correct-clicking required by the MESSED UP Windows Explorer'southward habit of opening folders below the screen and and so randomly moving to a dissimilar folder.

Now I have to do more than right-clicking to get rid of a folder/icon/shortcut I don't want on my desktop?

I've used Windows for ii decades without having tendon bug - now I've gotten them in 3 weeks of Windows vii.

Notwithstanding another unanswered trouble.
everytime i clear contempo identify on the side bar or by deleting everything in the links binder, i get recent places icon on my desktop.
right clicking the desktop and hitting refresh fixes it but this is damn quirky...

Right Clicking the desktop and hitting refresh worked for me likewise..
I did as You suggested, I simply right clicked on my Desktop and hit the Refresh and Bam, the Recent Places Icon went Away! Thanks Very Much for a Very Simple Cure for this Hurting in the PC Rear! I'll try to remember this for when it Again, equally I'm sure it will! Reckoner's are so Smart... "Ya, Right! LOL!" Take Good Care My Friend! Shalom, Pastor Beak Nap 3!
Thanks Gabe - this really does the trick. Initially I thought it impossible / fixed by Microsoft to prevent from being deleted /removed. Thanks.
Hey mate that was awesome it worked thankyou so much for your help.........
Open Reckoner and drag recent places to your Favorites in the sidebar
and and so don't forget refresh your dekstop..

it works
Wouldn't highlighting it or clicking information technology with the ctrl cardinal and and so hitting shift+delete simply disappear it?
Hullo,
But create a shortcut for "recent places" on your desktop. This will override the existing "recent places" icon. And so you lot tin can simply delete it. This can be accomplished by clicking the libraries icon, right clicking the "recent places" icon to the left of the window, then clicking "send to" Desktop shortcut.
Gabe

Thanks!
1. Open 'Reckoner'.
2. Right click on 'Recent Places'
3. Choose 'Transport To' > 'Desktop (create shortcut)'
4. Right click the desktop icon
5. Delete
I'1000 glad we have identified a few different workarounds, but does anyone know the root crusade to continue it from happening in the offset place?
Give thanks u bro Ikram.I Got it fixed by the style you mentioned.

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