Enable the Recycle Bin Icon in Windows 8

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Video: Enable the Recycle Bin Icon in Windows 8

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Hi, you're watching VisiHow. This is a tutorial on how to enable the Recycle Bin icon on Windows 8 computers. Imagine you turn on your computer one day and the Recycle Bin icon is missing. Maybe you have accidentally deleted it, or maybe a virus is interfering. In any case, you can fix this easily.

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   Right-click on an empty space on the desktop

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   Click "Personalize" at the bottom of the menu

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   Click "Change desktop icons"

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   This option is on the left side of the window.

   

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   In the newly opened window, click the white box next to "Recycle Bin"

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   This will add a check mark to the box.

   

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   Click either "Apply" or "OK"

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   We're going to click "OK".

   

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6. 6
   Look at the desktop

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   The "Recycle Bin" icon has appeared on the desktop.

   

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7. 7
   Close the Personalization window by clicking the "X" in the top right corner

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   This concludes our tutorial on how to enable the Recycle Bin icon on Windows 8 computers

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