ARCHIVED: In Windows 2000 or XP, how do I disable or enable the Active Desktop?

Windows XP

1. Click the Start button and choose either Control Panel, or Settings and then Control Panel.
   
   
2. Double-click Display.
   
   
3. Choose the Desktop tab, and then click Customize Desktop... .
   
   
4. Click the Web tab. Under "Web pages:", add the page that you want on your desktop and check the box next to it. This will enable the Active Desktop. If you wish to disable the Active Desktop, uncheck the box next to the web page.

Windows 2000

1. Click the Start button and choose Settings, then Control Panel.
   
   
2. Double-click Display.
   
   
3. In the Display Properties window, click the Web tab.
   
   
4. Check or uncheck View my Active Desktop as a web page. Click OK.

For more information, see article 190228 in Microsoft's knowledge base.

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• In Windows, what is Active Desktop, and how do I enable or disable it?