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TIP OF THE FORTNIGHT
Stop software cluttering your desktop with icons
I liked the sound of UniGetUI (www. snipca.com/54788) in Issue 710 (page 18), so downloaded it and it’s a delightfully easy way to update software in one go. It even addresses my pet hate when downloading programs, which is when they add a shortcut icon to your desktop. Sometimes they ask permission, but not always.
There’s an option in UniGetUI to stop software doing this. Click the Settings cog bottom left followed by ‘Package operation preferences’. Now turn on the ‘Automatic desktop shortcut remover’ slider and click the ‘Manage shortcuts’ button (see screenshot 1 ). On the next page tick the box bottom left 2 , then click ‘Save and close’. Alternatively, tick the specific shortcut’s box.
To finalise this change, click ‘Restart UniGetUI’, which appears in the yellow banner after you click ‘Save and close’.
Alison Holden
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