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To change the speed at which the mouse pointer moves, under Motion, move the Select a pointer speed slider toward Slow or Fast. In the search box, type mouse, and then click Mouse.Ĭlick the Pointer Options tab, and then do any of the following: What Are Desktop.Open Mouse Properties by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel.How to Show Your Windows 10 Version and Build Number on the Desktop.Sleep: Select how long you want your device to wait before going to sleep when youre not using it. Screen: Select how long you want your device to wait before turning the screen off when youre not using your device. How to Turn the Windows 10 Desktop Background Image On or Off To adjust power and sleep settings in Windows 11, select Start > Settings > System > Power & battery > Screen and sleep.This tweak is included as part of MajorGeeks Windows Tweaks. You can open Desktop Icon Settings in Start > Settings > Personalization > Themes in Windows 10.ĭownload Enable or Disable Desktop Icon Settings and extract the two files.ĭouble-click Enable Changing Desktop Icons.reg or Enable Changing Desktop Icons.reg (Default) to Enable or Disable Desktop Icon Settings.Ĭlick Yes when prompted by User Account Control.Ĭlick Yes when prompted by Registry Editor.Ĭlick OK when prompted by the Registry Editor. Using our registry files, you can block access to the Desktop Icon Settings in Windows 7, 8, and 10.

Desktop Icon Settings allows you to show, hide, or change the icons for Computer, User's Files, Network, Recycle Bin, and Control Panel.
