When we work with a PC based on the Microsoft system, Windows 10 , not everyone has the same preferences regarding its operation and appearance. For this we have a good number of customizable functions that are of great help to us. For example, we can choose to use a minimalist desk to work in a more comfortable and orderly way.
To give us a more exact idea of what we are really talking about, say that a minimalist desk refers to having a more practical and functional desk. Therefore, we already find it with the disorder that many here usually have, and without too many icons in sight. The same happens with the same menus or any other element of the Windows user interface that we do not need.
This can help us to work in a more productive and orderly way in the operating system. Well, if that is what you are looking for, to have a minimalist desktop, to say that it is not difficult, so we are going to help you to be more productive and organized in Windows . Of course, it is most likely that each minimalist desktop is different from other users. Everyone has their needs and preferences, in addition to what is important for one, it is not for another.
With everything and with this, below we will show you some basic tricks that you can carry out to create a minimalist desktop in Windows 10. In addition, all this without using third-party programs, all from the operating system itself.
Hide unnecessary elements for a minimalist desktop
To begin with this that we tell you, we can hide the desktop icons by clicking with the right button of the mouse in any area of it. Next we go to the View option and uncheck Show desktop icons .
We can do similarly with the Taskbar, something that we achieve from the Settings application, placing ourselves in the Personalization section. Here we can already specify that we want the Taskbar to be automatically hidden on the desktop. The same happens with the icons in the system tray. This is the one that shows us the date and time, the system volume, the available networks, etc. But all this can also be hidden.
We just have to go back to Settings / Personalization and click on the link Select the icons that will appear on the taskbar. Now we can uncheck them all so that they disappear and achieve a minimalist desktop .
Simplify the Start menu
On the other hand, we can also do something in an important element of the Start menu. Thus, to achieve what we are looking for here, we can make the decision to remove all the tiles from it. And it is possible that we do not like these Live Tiles that offer a somewhat cluttered interface.
Therefore we can eliminate them all and keep a simple list of applications. We click on each of them with the right mouse button and select Unpin from Start.
Clean the desktop aesthetically
Another of the tricks that we can carry out to achieve a minimalist desktop is to change the wallpaper for a simpler one. In this sense, flat images work better than high definition photos . Thus, we can opt for a desktop wallpaper more towards dark colors, without overloaded images.
In the same way we can deactivate the color in the title bar, the Windows start menu and the task bar. We do this again from the Settings / Personalization application. Here we uncheck the options Start, taskbar and activity center and Title bars and window borders.