Want to hide a folder on your desktop?
Right click on the desktop then
New then
Folder.
Name the new folder by pressing
Alt+0160. The folder will have no name.
Right click on the folder select
Properties then
Customize.
Click on
Change Icon. Scroll through the list of icons till you see some spaces. Select on of these then click
OK then
Apply and
OK on the previous properties box.
Done. Just make sure you know where it is on your desktop. If you don't then go the the corner of your desktop press and hold the mouse button and drag the mouse to the opposite corner. All your desktop icons will be highlighted together with the 'hidden' file.