Right-click an empty spot on the desktop (there’s plenty of that, right?) and select “Personalize”. In the Control Panel\Personalization window, click on the “Change Desktop Icons” link on the left. In the Desktop Icons Settings applet, click to select any icon you want, and click Ok.

Where do I find desktop icon settings?

Show desktop icons in Windows 10

1. Select the Start button, and then select Settings > Personalization > Themes.
2. Under Themes > Related Settings, select Desktop icon settings.
3. Choose the icons you would like to have on your desktop, then select Apply and OK.

How do I fix the icons on my desktop?

Steps to fix missing or disappeared desktop icons

1. Right-click on an empty space on your desktop.
2. Click on the “View” option from the context menu to expand the options.
3. Make sure that “Show desktop icons” is ticked.
4. You should immediately see your icons reappear.

How do I change my desktop icon style?

To change the icon picture:

1. Right-click the icon and click Properties.
2. Click the Shortcut tab (if one is available), and then click Change Icon.
3. Click the icon that you want to use from the list, click OK, and then click OK.

How do I show my computer on desktop?

To put the Computer icon on the desktop, click the Start button, and then right-click on “Computer”. Click the “Show on Desktop” item in the menu, and your Computer icon will show up on the desktop.

How do you turn on desktop icons?

To assign a hotkey, we’re going to assume that you’ve pinned the shortcut to the Start Menu. Go ahead and right-click on the shortcut in the Start Menu and choose Properties to assign a hotkey (I use Ctrl+Alt+D since it’s easy to remember). Now you can access the desktop icons through a shortcut icon or shortcut key.

How do you align desktop icons?

1. Click/tap on your desktop, press and hold the Ctrl key and roll the scroll wheel forward and backward until you have the size you want for your desktop icons, then release the Ctrl key. 2. You may need to toggle Auto arrange icons and/or Auto align icons on and off to realign the icons on your desktop.

How do you fix desktop icons?

Right-click anywhere on your desktop. From the context menu, go to View>Auto arrange icons. This will snap all icons to the left of your screen. The missing desktop icons will show up as well. You can disable ‘Auto arrange icons’ later once your icons are back.

How do I show my icon?

Right-click (or press and hold) the desktop, point to View, and then select Show desktop icons to add or clear the check mark. On the desktop, press and hold Ctrl while you scroll the wheel to make icons larger or smaller.