Applications automatically showing up on desktop?

When i download a program, the setup goes to my downloads folder and when i install it it pops up on desktop.I cant even drag those icons into a folder, it just makes a copy.. only way was to delete it. I dont want any icons on my desktop, how do i change the settings so i automatically goes into a folder?

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