Why did my Windows desktop disappear?

If your desktop icons somehow disappear on your Windows 10 computer, dont worry, you can try the tips below to fix the issue. Quickly and easily.

Try these tips

You dont have to try them all; just work your way down the list until you find the one that works for you.

Tip 1: Enable Show desktop icons

Make sure you have enabled the Show desktop icon feature on Windows 10:

1. Right-click your desktop, click View, and check Show desktop icons.
   
2. Check to see if your desktop icons are back. If not, try Tip 2, below.

Tip 2: Check your desktop icon settings

1. Right-click your desktop and clickPersonalize.
2. Click Themes > Desktop icon settings.
3. Select the icons you want to show on desktop, then click OK.
4. Check if your desktop icons missing problem is resolved. If not, try Tip 3, below.

Tip 3: Rebuild icon cache

You can also try these steps to rebuild the icon cache:

1. Run Command Prompt as administrator.
   
2. Copy-paste the following commands one at a time and press Enter after each command.taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe cd /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local attrib h IconCache.db del IconCache.db start explorer.exe
3. Check if it helps restore your desktop icons. If not, try Tip 4, below.

Tip 4: Perform a system restore

If your desktop icons still dont show up, you can perform a system restore to return your system to a date when the icons appeared normally on the desktop. Heres how to perform a system restore to help fix your desktop iconsdisappeared in Windows 10 issue:

1. Typerecoveryin the Windows search box, then pressEnter.
2. At Recovery, clickOpen System Restore.
3. SelectChoose a different restore point, and clickNext.
4. Check the box besideShow more restore points. You should see a list of restore points. These are like backups of your computer, as it was at that particular date and time. Think back to a date when your desktop icons showed up, andselect a restore pointfrom that date or slightly earlier [but no later].
5. ClickNext>Finish.
6. Check to see if your desktop icons are now restored on Windows 10. If not, try Tip 5, below.

Tip 5: Reset your computer

If the steps above didnt work for you. Resetting your computer is worth a try. It fixed the desktop icon issue for some users.

1. Click the Start button > the Settings icon.
2. Click Update & security > Recovery.
3. In theReset this PCarea, click theGet startedbutton. Then follow the on-screen instructions to reset your PC.

Bonus tip

A missing or outdated graphics driver may also stop items from appearing properly on PC. You should make sure your graphics card driver is up to date. There are two ways to update your graphics driver: manually and automatically.

Update your graphics driver manually You can update your driver manually by going to the hardware manufacturers website, and searching for the latest driver for your graphics card. But if you take this approach, be sure to choose the driver thats compatible with the exact model number of your hardware, and your version of Windows.

OR

Update your graphics driver automatically If you dont have the time, patience, or computer skills to update your driver manually, you can, instead, do it automatically with Driver Easy. You dont need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you dont need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you dont need to worry about making a mistake when installing. Driver Easy handles it all.

1. Download and install Driver Easy.
2. Run Driver Easy and click Scan Now. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.
3. Click Updatenext to any flagged devices to automatically download the correct version of their drivers, then you can install them manually. Or click Update Allto automatically download and install them all automatically. [This requires the Pro version youll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All. You get full support and a 30-day money back guarantee.]

   If you need assistance, please contact Driver Easys support team at .

Hopefully this can help you out.

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