Windows 10 was launched months ago and it was a major change in UI over time. In Windows 10, Microsoft eliminated a number of GUI bugs present in Windows 8. The startmenu was a major change that was desperately requested by the users. Keeping the start menu aside, there were also a bunch of modifications in GUI as well as performance. This major change in GUI confused a lot of users as it took a while for them to understand what was going on. Show
Some of the users have experienced a problem i.e. Desktop icons are missing in Windows 10. It is pretty annoying for the users who have a lot of stuff on their desktop and suddenly, they find it disappeared. Keeping that frustration in mind, I am going to try in order to fix this issue. Reasons Behind the Desktop Icons are Missing in Windows 10 Problem:A majority of people are considering it a bug inside Windows 10 but it is not. It can happen accidentally and you may have modified some settings unknowingly. Windows 10 has two types of Modes built-in for the users facilitation i.e. Desktop and Tablet. Somehow, you might have enabled the Tablet mode leading towards the disappearing of Desktop icons. Solutions to Fix the Desktop Icons are Missing in Windows 10 Problem:There are a number of solutions based on the type of issue you are experiencing with your Desktop icons. You can try these methods to check which one works for you. Before you go ahead with the methods below, Download and run Restoro to scan for corrupt files fromhere, if files are found to be corrupt and missing repair them and then see if the icons are now back, if not then proceed with Manual steps below. Method # 1: Checking for Visibility of Desktop IconsIf all of your Desktop icons are missing, then you might have triggered an option to hide desktop icons. You can enable this option to get your Desktop icons back. Follow the steps below.
Method # 2: Enabling the Desktop icons VisibilityIf your default desktop icons are missing, you can make them visible inside the Settings. Follow the steps below.
Method # 3: Disabling the Tablet ModeAs tablet mode is integrated inside Windows 10 to have a better touch experience for the Windows Tablet users, you might have accidentally enabled that mode resulting in the disappearing of icons.
Method # 4: Initiating SFC scanAn SFC scan checks your whole computer for bad drivers or corrupted files and automatically fixes the issues. Therefore, in this step, we will be initiating an SFC scan. For that:
Method #5: Recovering icons from OneDriveIn some cases, Windows might try to tidy up your desktop and move the files into a folder named Desktop! in One Drive. Therefore, you can copy the files from that folder and paste them onto your desktop to get rid of this issue.
Method #6: Using a WorkaroundIn some cases, the situation can be remedied by employing a workaround that was discovered by a user. Basically, you initiate the Auto Arrange Icons function on the desktop and the icons are returned. For that:
Another Workaround:
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