{"id":26775,"date":"2022-06-19T16:04:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T10:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=26775"},"modified":"2024-05-22T09:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T03:30:25","slug":"remove-learn-about-this-picture-desktop-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/remove-learn-about-this-picture-desktop-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove “Learn about this picture” Desktop Icon in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you select the “Windows Spotlight” option as the desktop background in the Personalize settings page, Windows 11 adds a desktop icon named “Learn about this picture.” The “Learn about this picture” is a shell folder (special icon) that, when double-clicked, opens the Bing Images search results page for the current desktop spotlight wallpaper.
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The special icon has three more options in the context menu, namely: “Switch to next picture,” “I like this picture,” and “Not a fan of this picture.”<\/p>\n

To get rid of the “Learn about this picture” Desktop Icon in Windows 11, follow the instructions in this article.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Find the Current Wallpaper File Name and Path in Windows 10\/11<\/a><\/div>\n

Remove “Learn about this picture” Icon in Windows 11<\/h2>\n

There are different ways to remove the “Learn about this picture” icon. Follow one of these methods:<\/p>\n

Option 1<\/h3>\n
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  1. Start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe<\/code>)<\/li>\n
  2. Go to the following location:\n
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HideDesktopIcons\\NewStartPanel<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  3. Create a new DWORD value named {2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3}<\/code><\/li>\n
  4. Double-click {2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3}<\/code> and set its data to 1<\/code>.
    \n\"remove<\/li>\n
  5. Exit the Registry Editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Tip: We’ve covered the “HideDesktopIcons<\/code>” registry key in our previous articles<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
    To accomplish this using command-line, open a Command Prompt window and run this command:<\/p>\n
    reg add HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HideDesktopIcons\\NewStartPanel \/v {2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3} \/t REG_DWORD \/d 1 \/f<\/pre>\n
    To undo\/reverse the above setting, run:<\/p>\n
    reg delete HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HideDesktopIcons\\NewStartPanel \/v {2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3} \/f<\/pre>\n
    \n
    RELATED:<\/strong> Find the Current Lock Screen Wallpaper File Name in Windows 10\/11<\/a><\/div>\n
    Option 2<\/h3>\n
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    1. Start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe<\/code>)<\/li>\n
    2. Go to the following location:\n
      HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Desktop\\NameSpace\\{2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3}<\/pre>\n
      \"remove<\/li>\n
    3. Export the key to a .reg file<\/a> and then delete the key.<\/li>\n
    4. Exit the Registry Editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      To accomplish this using command-line, open a Command Prompt window and run this command:<\/p>\n
      reg delete \"HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Desktop\\NameSpace\\{2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3}\" \/f<\/pre>\n
      To undo\/reverse the above setting, run:<\/p>\n
      reg add \"HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Desktop\\NameSpace\\{2cc5ca98-6485-489a-920e-b3e88a6ccce3}\" \/ve \/d \"Windows Spotlight\" \/f<\/pre>\n
      After the registry edit, no restart is needed. Instead, press F5<\/kbd> to refresh the desktop; the “Learn about this picture” icon should now be gone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      When you select the “Windows Spotlight” option as the desktop background in the Personalize settings page, Windows 11 adds a desktop icon named “Learn about this picture.” The “Learn about this picture” is a shell folder (special icon) that, when double-clicked, opens the Bing Images search results page for the current desktop spotlight wallpaper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[869],"tags":[441,686],"class_list":["post-26775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-11","tag-registry","tag-windows-spotlight"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9392,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/how-to-use-windows-spotlight-as-desktop-wallpaper-slideshow\/","url_meta":{"origin":26775,"position":0},"title":"How to Use Windows Spotlight as Desktop Wallpaper Slideshow","author":"Ramesh","date":"May 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Windows Spotlight brings fresh wallpaper images for your lock screen daily. 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