How Do I Clean Up My Desktop Without Deleting Everything?

1). Right-click the icons you want to remove from the desktop and click "Delete." Leave only the icons for programs you use frequently.
2). Right-click the desktop and click "Personalize" if you want to remove some of the common desktop icons.
3). Click the "Change desktop icons" link in the "Personalize" window. Under "Desktop icons," clear the check marks for the icons you want to remove from the desktop, and then click "OK" to save your changes.
4). Right-click an empty area of the desktop and select "View," if you want to arrange the remaining icons.
5). Click "Auto Arrange" if you want to arrange the icons automatically. Windows arranges the icons in the upper-left corner and locks them in place.