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
    2018-06-20T16:03:37+00:00

    I ran Microsoft update and then desk top icon not showing any more

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-06-20T17:17:02+00:00

    I ran Microsoft update and then desk top icon not showing any more

    Problem solved 6/2018

    Thanks,

    Iva Oconnell

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-06-20T18:37:36+00:00

    I ran Microsoft update and then desk top icon not showing any more

    Problem solved 6/2018

    Thanks,

    Iva Oconnell

    Hi there simple just right clic on your screen then clic View then clic Show desktop Icons.  Have a great day let me know if this work out for you.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-07-16T20:00:41+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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