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
    2017-08-13T19:50:40+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?

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-08-22T21:26:46+00:00

    I   LOST  ALL  MY  ICON   NEED  GET  BACK  ON

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-03-06T12:25:48+00:00

    Sorry, but when I click on desktop, open arrange icons does not come. It is not one of the commands. 

    thank you for the replies, thanks. I somehow got them back. I`m not sure if I did it or the computer did it but thanks

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