Some of the users have experienced a problem; i.e., desktop icons are missing in Windows 10. This can be quite annoying for users who have a lot of content on their desktop and suddenly find it disappeared. Keeping that frustration in mind, I am going to attempt to fix this issue.
Reasons for ‘Missing Desktop Icons in Windows 10
A majority of people consider it a bug within Windows 10, but it is not. This issue can occur accidentally if you have unknowingly modified some settings. Windows 10 has two built-in modes for user facilitation, namely, Desktop and Tablet. Somehow, you might have enabled Tablet mode, leading to the disappearance of Desktop icons.
Method #1: Checking for Visibility of Desktop Icons
If all of your Desktop icons are missing, then you might have triggered an option to hide desktop icons. You can enable this option to get your Desktop icons back. Follow the steps below.
Method #2: Enabling Desktop Icon Visibility.
If your default desktop icons are missing, you can make them visible inside the Settings. Follow the steps below.
Method #3: Disabling the Tablet Mode
Tablet mode is integrated within Windows 10 to provide a better touch experience for Windows Tablet users. You may have accidentally enabled this mode, causing the disappearance of icons.
Method #4: Initiating an SFC (System File Checker) scan.
An SFC scan checks your entire computer for faulty drivers or corrupted files, and it automatically rectifies these issues. Therefore, in this step, we will initiate an SFC scan. To do this:
Method #5: Recovering icons from OneDrive,
In some cases, Windows might try to tidy up your desktop and move the files into a folder named “Desktop!” in One Drive. Therefore, you can copy the files from that folder and paste them onto your desktop to get rid of this issue.
Method #6: Using a Workaround.
In some cases, the situation can be remedied by employing a workaround that was discovered by a user. Basically, you initiate the “Auto Arrange Icons” function on the desktop and the icons are returned. For that:
Another Workaround:
