How to Hide or Show All Icons on Your Desktop in Windows 10


The desktop is the main screen area that you see after you turn on your PC and sign in to Windows. Like the top of an actual desk, it serves as a surface for your work. When you open programs or folders, they appear on the desktop. You can also put items on the desktop, such as files, folders, and shortcuts, and arrange them however you want.

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show all the icons on your desktop as needed in Windows 10.

When you hide desktop icons, the icons are still on your desktop, but just do not display.

Your desktop icons will still always show in your opened %UserProfile%\Desktop and shell:desktop folders in File Explorer.

EXAMPLE: Hide or Show Desktop Icons





Here's How:

1 Do step 2 (show) or step 3 (hide) below for what you would like to do.

2 To Show All Your Desktop Icons

This is the default setting.

A) Right click or press and hold on your desktop (Shift+F10), click/tap on View, and click/tap on Show desktop icons to check it afterwards. (see screenshot below)

3 To Hide All Your Desktop Icons

A) Right click or press and hold on your desktop (Shift+F10), click/tap on View, and click/tap on Show desktop icons to uncheck it afterwards. (see screenshot below)

That's it,
Shawn

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