Manage the number of days for automatic desktop cleanup.
This tweak is use to set the number of days for automatic desktop cleanup.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
Every 60 days windows checks if there any files on your desktop that haven't been used for a long time. By using this tweak you are able to alter the number of days for automatic desktop cleanup. For this, go to start > run menu, enter "regedit" and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value "days between clean up", if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and set the value data with number of days between two cleanup, using the decimal radix. Log off or restart your system for the change to take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
Every 60 days windows checks if there any files on your desktop that haven't been used for a long time. By using this tweak you are able to alter the number of days for automatic desktop cleanup. For this, go to start > run menu, enter "regedit" and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value "days between clean up", if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and set the value data with number of days between two cleanup, using the decimal radix. Log off or restart your system for the change to take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to <b> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer \Desktop\CleanupWiz\]</b>,right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "Days between clean up" in "CleanupWiz" key.

Next, right-click on "Days between clean up" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the value "User Defined Number of Days " (Base Hexadecimal) without quotation in he text box and click on 'OK'. Once you are done. After a restart or logoff, the changes take effect.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: Days between clean up
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Action Type: Add an Entry
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