How can i hide windows version on the Desktop

**Reema** · 11-26-2009, 07:10 AM

Hi everyone,

Can anyone knows any tips about how can i hide windows version on the Desktop?

**teylyn** · 11-26-2009, 07:12 AM

question back: How do you show the windows version on the destktop? What exactly is it that you want to hide.

And why would you want to hide that information?

**protonLeah** · 11-26-2009, 03:23 PM

This may work (?)

1. Go to Microsoft's Power Toys page:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/D...powertoys.mspx

2. In the right hand frame, select and download Tweak UI (147 kb size)
3. Run Tweak UI, select General, in the Settings window scroll down to the last option and deselect Show...on Desktop

**Jack in the UK** · 11-27-2009, 07:26 AM

An easier way without software is a REGISTRY HACK (well its called a hack but its not a hack at all) see below

Key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Value PaintDesktopVersion
Data 1 or 0 (1 - OS Version is enabled ; 2 - disabled)
Type REG_DWORD

**protonLeah** · 11-27-2009, 04:47 PM

Tweak UI is a (user friendly) registry interface. You don't have to know hives, keys, data or values; nor worry about type-o's that can cause havoc, especially with neophytes...

I think it's worth a look.