To hide all Desktop Icons from Explorer, use the following Windows NT / Windows 2000 / Windows XP registry hack:
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Name: NoDesktop
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
With this key enabled, in addition, you cannot right click on the desktop to get a context menu. This is a lockdown option.
Almost all Windows NT registry hacks work for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Windows NT and Windows XP have the Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer key by default.
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