Most icons on your desktop can be renamed by right clicking the icon and selecting the Rename option. Then you can just type in the name you want for the icon and press Enter. However, you may or may not know this, but you can not rename the Recycle Bin using this method. If you right click the Recycle Bin icon, there is no Rename option.

So if you want to rename this icon to something a little more descriptive such as ‘garbage can’ or ‘trash’, you have to edit the registry using the method below.

1. Click Start and click Run.

2. Type regedit and click OK.
3. Locate the following registry key:
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}.

4. Double click (Default).
5. Type in a new name and click OK.
6. Close the registry editor.

To have the change take place immediately, press F5 to refresh your desktop settings.