Secure your Desktop Icons and Settings

You can save your desktop settings and secure it from your nerdy friend by playing with the registry.


Simply launch the Registry Editor go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer

In the right pane create a new DWORD Value named NoSaveSettings and modify it's value to 1.

Refresh and restart for the settings to get saved.