The MOST annoying thing about windows

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The MOST annoying thing about windows

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I am not a person easy to anger... not really... I spent 10 years teaching Middle School and IMPO I have patience.

But the most annoying thing, the thing that just makes me not happy... In windows...

DESKTOP CLEANUP

You have unused icons on your desktop... SO FREAKING WHAT!!!! :twisted:
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Rook Zimbabwe wrote:You have unused icons on your desktop... SO FREAKING WHAT!!!! :twisted:
Haha, lol, yeah stupid. :twisted:
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:lol:
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Rook Zimbabwe wrote:You have unused icons on your desktop... SO FREAKING WHAT!!!! :twisted:
Tidy up your room! :wink: Windows is your father. Afaik you can turn it off. I didn't get it anymore since ever.
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Why don't you turn it off?
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You can disable desktop cleanup completely.
  1. Right-click on the desktop
  2. Choose properties
  3. Go to the Desktop tab
  4. Click the "Customize Desktop" button near the bottom
  5. Uncheck the "Run Desktop Cleanup...." option near the bottom
  6. Click "Ok" twice
Desktop cleanup will never bother you again....
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Desktop Cleanup? whut's that?

...never heard of it... :shock:
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Kaeru Gaman wrote:Desktop Cleanup? whut's that?

...never heard of it... :shock:
A "feature" in Windows XP or later that automatically deletes desktop icons you don't use very often....
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:lol: what a bullshit!

...man, I bet they have an company-contest at Microsoft, two days vacation for the most stupid idea for the next product.
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Kaeru Gaman wrote:...man, I bet they have an company-contest at Microsoft, two days vacation for the most stupid idea for the next product.
Not only two days before vacation...

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Kaeru Gaman wrote:...man, I bet they have an company-contest at Microsoft, two days vacation for the most stupid idea for the next product.
Yup, and they do it because it generates more support requests they can charge for...Image

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It automatically deletes them? No. Its TELLS the user of unused shortcuts and then lists them, asking for which to remove. But yes quite annoying, but you can just turn it off.
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It does not delete them, it creates a folder on your desktop named "Nicht verwendete Desktopverknüpfungen" (in English it must be "Not used Desktopshortcuts") and moves all *.lnk files into it (afterthe user has confirmed this progress).
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:oops: {{HIDING MY HEAD IN SHAME... }:oops:
I did know you could turn it off... really... realy... I mean... really...

I just didn't remember that at this particular moment...

D'Oh!!!! :wink:
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However i still don't get why they spent time on it :)
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