Windows 7: desktop icons disappeared - what to do?
All icons disappeared from your Windows 7 desktop? Don't panic, you can easily make the lost symbols visible again. These were not deleted, they were only hidden.
Make missing desktop icons visible again under Windows 7
To display the removed icons again, you only have to do the following steps on the desktop. Restoring the icons takes only a few seconds.
- Show the Windows desktop.
- Right-click on the desktop.
- In the "View" menu, check "Show desktop icons". The icons on your desktop should now be visible again.
The instructions do not only work under Windows 7. You can also do the same with other versions of Windows.