🖥️ Batch (CMD)
Check "Show Recycle Bin Icon on Desktop" Status (Batch)
Uses reg query to check the current value behind the "Show Recycle Bin Icon on Desktop" tweak.
CheckShowRecycleBinOnDesktopStatus.bat
@echo off
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:: CheckShowRecycleBinOnDesktopStatus.bat
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:: Checks whether "Show Recycle Bin Icon on Desktop" is currently applied.
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reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel" /v "{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}" 2>nul
if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
echo.
echo '{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}' is not set (using the Windows default^).
)
pause