how do I delete icons from my desktop

[tarijo10]

New to this, pushing 70. Can not figure out how do delete some of the icons from my desktop.

[Dragon-Fur]

Hi Tarijo,

Hey!  Welcome to the forum.  I see you have posted a couple of times...

You can just Left-Click, keep the mouse clicked (pressed) and shove that unwanted icon into the Trash basket (Recycle Bin) that should also be on your Desktop.  Once the icon is hovering over the Trash box, lift your finger from the left-click and the icon will fall into the trash.  Poof!  Gone.  Done.  Do that for any icon you do not want.  You may see a warning about "this will not remove the program... do you want to do this?  Blah, Blah, Blah..."  Click "Yes" or "OK"...

This action does not get rid of the underlying program, just the icon on the Desktop.  If you want to actually remove the program from the computer, you need to do that in another way... You can ask about that - tell us the name of the program, as some are handled differently.  Most of the time, just removing the icon from the Desktop should be enough.

Hope this helps - ask if you need more!

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[tarijo10]

Best help I ever had, easy, precise, in laymans language

[Dragon-Fur]

Why, thank you, Tarijo!  I am honored. 

Come back often to read, to learn, or to ask a question!

You are always welcome!