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
    2018-01-18T20:50:45+00:00

    What is your operating system? Windows 10? If so, you may have accidentally hidden the desktop icons  somehow.

    To unhide desktop icons:

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

    Hope this helps

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-18T20:16:23+00:00

    I tried clicking on the desktop and nothing happened.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-01-18T20:12:56+00:00

    I need my desktop icons back

    I was able to get my desktop back thanks to the Type here to search.

    I right-clicked on the desktop and opened the "View" sub-menu.

    In the sub-menu I clicked "Show Desktop icons and got it back.

    Thanks!

    Iva Oconnell

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-01-17T22:10:35+00:00

    I cannot even do a right-click, when I try nothing happens. I know they are on the computer but I have to keep looking for them.

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