Once you have removed all the shortcuts and other junk that snuck onto your desktop there should be nothing left but two things: a Recycle Bin and a Taskbar.
But why would you want to get rid of these remaining items?
The Recycle Bin's icon on your desktop, while convenient, is completely unnecessary. Need to delete stuff? Just tap the Delete button on your keyboard after you have highlighted some stuff, or Shift-Delete to empty it from the Recycle Bin as well, all in one hot key press. So, if you're convinced its time to let go of that silly Recycle Bin icon, just uncheck it from the Windows 7 Desktop Icon Settings. Make sure the rest of the desktop icons are unchecked in this area as well.
Almost done! Now its time to completely hide the taskbar. Now why on Earth would you want to do this? The main reason is that it gets in the way of all kinds of stuff. It steals vertical space from our precious "remaining" vertical space, in this world of wide displays. Let's say you're in your browser but want to view the entire page without going F11 (full-screen), thus losing your tabs. Or, let's say one of your applications needs the extra room? Or maybe, just maybe, you want to simply view your wallpaper without any crap on top of it. Windows does have an auto-hide feature, but it remains pesky, popping up when you don't want it to, and it leaves a single horizontal line at the bottom of your screen! Yuck! The solution? A simple free program called Taskbar Eliminator: http://www.aviassin.com/taskbareliminator
Once installed you can press Alt-T to hide and see your taskbar! Ctrl-Alt-T brings up the options for Taskbar Eliminator. Ah, the beauty of nothing! This important little gem of a program can be made to start with Windows, so you can embark on a taskbar-free lifestyle with ease! Remember to use the hotkey Win-Tab to remain taskbar-free while scrolling through available windows.
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