Quick Answer: How to Show Desktop on Windows 10?

Show desktop icons in Windows 10

• Select the Start button, and then select Settings > Personalization > Themes.
• Under Themes > Related Settings, select Desktop icon settings.
• Choose the icons you would like to have on your desktop, then select Apply and OK.
• Note: If you are in tablet mode, you may not be able to see your desktop icons properly.

Add the Show Desktop button next to Start in Windows 10

• Create a new shortcut by right clicking an empty area of the Desktop -> New -> Shortcut.
• Name your shortcut as “Show Desktop”:
• In the shortcut’s properties, set its icon from C:\Windows\Explorer.exe:
• Finally, right click the shortcut you created and select “Pin to taskbar” from its context menu:

To add icons to your desktop such as This PC, Recycle Bin and more:

• Select Start > Settings > Personalization > Themes > Desktop icon settings.
• Under Desktop Icons, check the boxes next to the icons you would like to have appear on your desktop.
• Select Apply and OK.

Just do the opposite.

• Click the Start button and then click the Settings command.
• At the Settings window, click the setting for Personalization.
• At the Personalization window, click the option for Start.
• In the right pane of the screen, the setting for “Use Start full screen” will be turned on.

How do I get to the desktop in Windows 10?

Here’s how to get to the desktop in Windows 10 with just one short action.

1. Using your mouse: Click the small rectangle on the far right side of the taskbar.
2. Using your keyboard: Hit Windows + D.

Why has my desktop disappeared?

Desktop Icons Missing or Disappeared. The icons can be missing from your desktop for two reasons: either something has gone wrong with the explorer.exe process, which handles the desktop, or the icons are simply hidden. Usually it’s an explorer.exe problem if the entire taskbar disappears also.