What is it with virtually every application you install, plus Windows itself, wanting to put crap on the desktop? (Or worse, doing so without even asking you?)

The desktop is my workspace. Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine!! If there’s something that I’m likely to be using soon that I really want sitting there, I will put it there. Further, to all you developers who helpfully include a by-default-selected option to add a shortcut to your crummy app on the desktop: YOU’RE NOT HELPING. There’s no point in putting an application shortcut on the desktop. If I use the application frequently, it’s going to be in the frequently-used section of the Start Menu. If I’m always using it, I’ll set it to start up when I log in. If I don’t use it frequently, there’s no conceivable point to having it on the desktop.

And why on Earth does Windows make it so blasted difficult to remove “My Computer”, “Recycle Bin”, etc. from the desktop? I don’t know of any way to do it short of registry hacking or using TweakUI. Gah.

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