If you place the Recycle Bin in File Explorer, you will be able to empty it by right-clicking on its icon in the menu on the left side of the File Explorer window.

Drop the Recycle Bin icon over the File Explorer icon.

Hover over the File Explorer icon until you see the “Pin to File Explorer” tooltip.Hold the left mouse button and drag the Recycle Bin icon to the Taskbar.Click on the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop.You can also pin your Recycle Bin to File Explorer. Click on the Unpin from the Start Menu option in the drop-down menu.Right-click on the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop.You will have to open it and manually delete the items. For example, you won’t have the standard set of context menu options that are at your disposal if you right-click on the Recycle Bin icon in the Start menu. However, pinning the Recycle Bin icon to the Start menu is not the perfect solution. If you opt for the second method, you should hide the icon either via Desktop Icon Settings window or the right-click context menu. The first one will remove it from the desktop, while the second one won’t. You can also pin your Recycle Bin to the Start menu if you want to. When the drop-down menu appears, you should click on the View option.Right-click anywhere on the empty space on your desktop.You can also remove the Recycle Bin from the desktop via the Show Desktop Icons option. Click the OK button to confirm your choice.

When the Desktop Icon Settings window pops up, uncheck the box next to the Recycle Bin.Scroll down the Themes section and click the Desktop Icon Settings link.After that, click on the Themes tab in the menu on the left side of the window.Click on the Settings icon in the vertical menu next to the left edge of the screen.Of all the methods for removing the Recycle Bin from the desktop, the Icon Settings route is the one most frequently taken.

Recycle icon