Deleted desktop icons by accident


  1. Posts : 7
    Windows 8.1
       #1

    Deleted desktop icons by accident


    i was wiping down the keyboard and i deleted the icons i had on the desktop including recycle bin . How do i get it back. https://i.imgur.com/5EcpoxO.jpg . i tryed Restore Missing Desktop Icons in Windows 7, 8, or 10
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  2. Posts : 27,166
    Win11 Pro, Win10 Pro N, Win10 Home, Windows 8.1 Pro, Ubuntu
       #2

    Dumb question but... have you tried right clicking the desktop > View > show show desktop icons?
    Deleted desktop icons by accident-screenshot-50-.png
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  3. Posts : 7
    Windows 8.1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    lol wow thx
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  4. Posts : 27,166
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       #4

    You're welcome:)
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  5. Posts : 569
    Windows 10 Pro/Windows 7 Ultimate
       #5

    Haha! Happened to me once.
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  6. Posts : 27,166
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       #6

    I only thought of that, because it's near impossible to delete ALL the icons when scrubbing the ol' fingerboard, that and I keep icons turned off, because I use the desktop toolbar in the taskbar to access them.
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  7. Posts : 569
    Windows 10 Pro/Windows 7 Ultimate
       #7

    Well, they are native icons. but when Windows 10 is freshly installed, there are no desktop icons. I found the setting to add them buried deep in the settings tile, and turned on This PC, Control Panel and a few other things. Don't ask me to find it again, heh. I can't remember where it was. But once those are added to the desktop they'll stay put.
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       #8

    Settings>personalization>themes<desktop icon settings
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  9. Posts : 32
    Windows 10 Pro/Home, Debian testing
       #9

    you should learn to love a clean desktop without any icons on it... I even use AutoHideDesktopIcons to hide icons:
    AutoHideDesktopIcons 2.75 Auto Hide Desktop Icons Portable Win-App.
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  10. Posts : 27,166
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    Deleted desktop icons by accident-screenshot-52-.png
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