Recycle Bin on the Start Menu

Also adds "Show Recycle Bin icon on desktop" to Folder Options, Show/Hide "Recycle Bin" to Start Menu Properties

I got it to work. Heres what I got it to put the Recycle Bin icon on the start menu using the Manufacturer Link in the registry.

Here is end result:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


;"Recycle Bin in Start Menu" RegTweak by Cygnus, Tom, VA(s)T & ricktendo64


;Adds Recycle Bin shortcut to Star Menu

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]

@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,-8964"

"InfoTip"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,-22915"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon]

@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,32"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\InProcServer32]

@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\

00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\

64,00,6f,00,63,00,76,00,77,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00

"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance]

"CLSID"="{3f454f0e-42ae-4d7c-8ea3-328250d6e272}"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]

"CLSID"="{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}"

"method"="ShellExecute"

"Command"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,-8964"

"Param1"="::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]

@=""


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\MayChangeDefaultMenu]

@=""


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder]

"Attributes"=dword:00000000


;Adds "[ ] Recycle Bin" Check Box to Strat Menu Properties (Show/Hide Start Menu Item)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartMenu\StartPanel\ShowOEMLink]

"Type"="checkbox"

"Text"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,-8964"

"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001

"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced"

"ValueName"="Start_ShowOEMLink"

"CheckedValue"=dword:00000001

"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000000

"DefaultValue"=dword:00000001

"NoOEMLinkInstalled"=dword:00000000


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartMenu\StartPanel\ShowOEMLink\Policy\NoOEMLinkInstalled]

"RegKey"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\StartMenu\\StartPanel\\ShowOEMLink"


;Adds "[ ] Show Recycle Bin icon on desktop" to Folder Options (Show/Hide Recycle Bin)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\RecycleBinOnDesktop]

"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HideDesktopIcons\\NewStartPanel"

"Text"="Show Recycle Bin icon on the desktop"

"Type"="checkbox"

"ValueName"="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"

"CheckedValue"=dword:00000000

"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000001

"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000

"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001

Copy and Paste into notepad then save as Recycle.reg
Apply, Reboot and Enjoy