Help to bring my icons back on the screen.

Anonymous
2011-01-18T19:02:01+00:00

I need to bring my icons back up on my wallpaper screen. Don't know how I hid them. Can't seem to bring them back up on the screen. What do I do?

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Anonymous
2011-01-18T19:13:16+00:00

You may have accidentally hidden the icons.

To unhide desktop icons:

  1. Right-click on the desktop and open the "Arrange Icons By" sub-menu.
  2. In the sub-menu, click "Show Desktop Icons" to uncheck it.

Hope this helps

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-09-26T11:51:37+00:00

    It did not work

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-08-17T02:15:40+00:00

    I need to bring my icons back up on my wallpaper screen. Don't know how I hid them. Can't seem to bring them back up on the screen. What do I do?

    It is annoing to open a window mail in outlook and as a consequence my icons were gone, I'M AN EVERY DAY USER WITH ELEMENTAL knowledge ,that's enough for me do not complicate our life

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-08-12T22:21:43+00:00

    I can't get my " Short cuts icons " due to this window 10 taking over.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-08-08T02:13:42+00:00

    nothing  happens when I click on the desktop

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