Edit and Restore the Registry Using the Registry Editor, export the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer to an export file stored on the To change the name of the Recycle Bin on the Windows 7 desktop for the currently logged-on user, click the following subkey, which holds the name of the Recycle Bin: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\645FF040 -5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E. The data name is (Default), which means the value is not set and the default name, Recycle Bin, is used. To enter a new name for the Recycle Bin, in the right pane, double-click (Default). The Edit String box appears. The Value data text box in the dialog box should be empty. If a value is present, you selected the wrong value. Check your work and try Enter a new name for the Recycle Bin, example, “Trash Can.” Click Move the Registry Editor window so that you can see the Recycle Bin on the desktop. Don’t close the Right-click the desktop and select Refresh from the shortcut menu. The name of the Recycle Bin changes. To restore the name to its default value, in the Registry Editor window, again double-click (Default), delete your entry, and click To verify the change is made, refresh the Windows desktop. The Recycle Bin name should return to its default Exit the Registry Editor and then delete the exported registry key stored on the Note: If you make a mistake and don’t know how to correct a problem you create, you can restore the key that you exported by exiting the Registry Editor and double-clicking the exported key.

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Edit and Restore the Registry

Using the Registry Editor, export the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer to an export file stored on the
To change the name of the Recycle Bin on the Windows 7 desktop for the currently logged-on user, click the following subkey, which holds the name of the Recycle Bin: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\645FF040 -5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E.

The data name is (Default), which means the value is not set and the default name, Recycle Bin, is used. To enter a new name for the Recycle Bin, in the right pane, double-click (Default). The Edit String box appears. The Value data text box in the dialog box should be empty. If a value is present, you selected the wrong value. Check your work and try
Enter a new name for the Recycle Bin, example, “Trash Can.” Click
Move the Registry Editor window so that you can see the Recycle Bin on the desktop. Don’t close the
Right-click the desktop and select Refresh from the shortcut menu. The name of the Recycle Bin changes.
To restore the name to its default value, in the Registry Editor window, again double-click (Default), delete your entry, and click
To verify the change is made, refresh the Windows desktop. The Recycle Bin name should return to its default
Exit the Registry Editor and then delete the exported registry key stored on the

Note: If you make a mistake and don’t know how to correct a problem you create, you can restore the key that you exported by exiting the Registry Editor and double-clicking the exported key.