How to Make Shortcuts Embedded in the Wallpaper
Sometimes playing pranks on somebody's computer can be a fun and harmless way to get a good laugh, and there are several simple pranks you can perform without being too computer-savvy. One of these is to embed a computer's icons in the background, then remove the original icons, so the computer user won't be able to open anything with a shortcut on the desktop. The icons won't work because they are embedded in the background.
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Instructions
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Press the "Print Screen" key on the computer that has the shortcuts you wish to embed.
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Click on "Start," "All Programs," "Accessories" and "Paint." Wait for Microsoft Paint to load.
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Press "Ctrl" and "V." This will paste an image of the desktop you copied earlier into the Paint program. Press "CTRL" and "S." In the save window that appears, chose any area besides the desktop to save your image.
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Close the Paint program and right-click in any empty area on the desktop. On the right-click menu, click on "Arrange Icons By" and "Show Desktop Icons" to turn off the option. This will make all the shortcuts on the desktop disappear.
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Navigate to the location where you saved the image of the background in Paint. Double-click on the image icon and, when it opens, right-click anywhere in the image. Select the words "Set As Desktop Background."
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Navigate back to the desktop, and you'll find that the image of the desktop is now the background, and the icons are a part of the image you saved earlier. You have now embedded the computer's shortcuts into the desktop wallpaper, so the computer user won't be able to click on any icons; they are now a part of the wallpaper.
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Tips & Warnings
To get the original icons back and undo the embed, simply undo Step 4.
