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    From Chris Hogg@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 19 19:28:49 2025
    Recently, a 'Favourites' icon has appeared on my desktop. I don't want
    it. I never use it. It's presence annoys me.

    While I can delete it temporarily, when I switch the computer off and
    back on again, it reappears. how do I get rid of it for good?

    --

    Chris

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@21:1/5 to Chris Hogg on Sat Jul 19 22:37:24 2025
    On 19/07/2025 19:28, Chris Hogg wrote:
    Recently, a 'Favourites' icon has appeared on my desktop. I don't want
    it. I never use it. It's presence annoys me.

    While I can delete it temporarily, when I switch the computer off and
    back on again, it reappears. how do I get rid of it for good?

    What operating system?

    --
    "It was a lot more fun being 20 in the 70's that it is being 70 in the 20's" Joew Walsh

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@21:1/5 to Chris Hogg on Sat Jul 19 22:58:14 2025
    On 19/07/2025 22:41, Chris Hogg wrote:
    On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 22:37:24 +0100, The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]d> wrote:

    On 19/07/2025 19:28, Chris Hogg wrote:
    Recently, a 'Favourites' icon has appeared on my desktop. I don't want
    it. I never use it. It's presence annoys me.

    While I can delete it temporarily, when I switch the computer off and
    back on again, it reappears. how do I get rid of it for good?

    What operating system?

    Sorry, should have said. Win 10

    Bugger. I got rid of that in Linux Mint...by editing a config file...but
    win 10?

    Who knows?

    --
    For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and
    wrong.

    H.L.Mencken

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  • From Chris Hogg@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Jul 19 22:41:31 2025
    On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 22:37:24 +0100, The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]d> wrote:

    On 19/07/2025 19:28, Chris Hogg wrote:
    Recently, a 'Favourites' icon has appeared on my desktop. I don't want
    it. I never use it. It's presence annoys me.

    While I can delete it temporarily, when I switch the computer off and
    back on again, it reappears. how do I get rid of it for good?

    What operating system?

    Sorry, should have said. Win 10

    --

    Chris

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  • From Brian@21:1/5 to Chris Hogg on Sat Jul 19 22:19:21 2025
    Chris Hogg <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 22:37:24 +0100, The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]d> wrote:

    On 19/07/2025 19:28, Chris Hogg wrote:
    Recently, a 'Favourites' icon has appeared on my desktop. I don't want
    it. I never use it. It's presence annoys me.

    While I can delete it temporarily, when I switch the computer off and
    back on again, it reappears. how do I get rid of it for good?

    What operating system?

    Sorry, should have said. Win 10


    It is years since I played with Windows but I would think :

    Right clip on the desk top.

    Select customise desktop ( or similar)

    Look for option - probably a tick in a box for display on desktop.

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to Chris Hogg on Sun Jul 20 08:00:22 2025
    On 19/07/2025 in message <[email protected]>
    Chris Hogg wrote:

    Recently, a 'Favourites' icon has appeared on my desktop. I don't want
    it. I never use it. It's presence annoys me.

    While I can delete it temporarily, when I switch the computer off and
    back on again, it reappears. how do I get rid of it for good?

    If you right click on it and select "Properties" you will get a dialog
    with some information it it that may enable you to track down why it's
    there.

    --
    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    George Washington was a British subject until well after his 40th birthday. (Margaret Thatcher, speech at the White House 17 December 1979)

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to Chris Hogg on Sun Jul 20 08:01:00 2025
    On 19/07/2025 in message <[email protected]>
    Chris Hogg wrote:

    What operating system?

    Sorry, should have said. Win 10

    You did, in the header :-)

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    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    If Bj�rn & Benny had been called Syd and Dave then ABBA would have been
    called ASDA.

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  • From Chris Hogg@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 20 23:17:51 2025
    On 20 Jul 2025 08:00:22 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 19/07/2025 in message <[email protected]>
    Chris Hogg wrote:

    Recently, a 'Favourites' icon has appeared on my desktop. I don't want
    it. I never use it. It's presence annoys me.

    While I can delete it temporarily, when I switch the computer off and
    back on again, it reappears. how do I get rid of it for good?

    If you right click on it and select "Properties" you will get a dialog
    with some information it it that may enable you to track down why it's
    there.

    Ah, yes. I thought I'd tried all that sort of thing, but trying it
    again as per your suggestion and deleting it seems to have got rid of
    it permanently. Thanks.

    --

    Chris

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