Windows 10: Desktop Missing

Discus and support Desktop Missing in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hello , a problem after a Dec 2rd update for Windows 10 ver 2004. The desktop screen is being prevented from being shown by a white screen which did... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by s4sugar, Dec 5, 2020.

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    Desktop Missing


    Hello , a problem after a Dec 2rd update for Windows 10 ver 2004. The desktop screen is being prevented from being shown by a white screen which did have other types of icons on it before I removed them. It is useless to right click on this screen to show the desktop because this screen is not the desktop. Another example is to try and use the screen capture snip tool. It cannot and wont work because I can only basically have one screen or a full size application screen - nothing can be resized.No amount of meddling with the personalisation settings seems to work. Further I notice that I cannot minimize many of my apps. I have been checking this problem for about an hour with no success. Reluctant to try a reset and also used puran to delete temp files before I realised a windows.old directory with many files was being deleted.

    This was obviously a big up date which had apparently failed last week .

    :)
     
    s4sugar, Dec 5, 2020
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  2. Windows 10 missing desktop files

    Hi Adriane,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    I can imagine the inconvenience you have experienced. I will definitely help you with this.

    • Did you do a clean installation of Windows or upgrade to Windows 10?
    I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if you can find your desktop files.

    • Open This PC.
    • Double click on C: drive.
    • Open Users > double click on your user name.
    • Open Desktop and check if you can find missing files.
    Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

    Thank you.
     
    ThofikhAhamad, Dec 5, 2020
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    I didn't missed any step, the list was gone and gone , even after using lot of programs the programs were not listed in that list.
     
    smartali89, Dec 5, 2020
    #3
  4. Desktop Missing

    Missing desktop icons

    Hi,

    In order for us to address your concern about the missing desktop icons, kindly answer the following questions first:

    • Have you made any recent changes to your computer system prior to getting this issue?
    • What is the current version and build of your Windows 10? To get these information follow these steps:

    • Press Windows key + R.
    • Once the Run box appears, type Winver.
    • Press Enter.
    • A small window will appear which will show these information.

    (You may need to update your Windows computer, please refer to this
    support link
    to get information about Windows update history as well as how to update your device.)

    • Aside from doing the commands above, what are other troubleshooting steps have you taken for your missing desktop icons issue?

    We look forward to your response.

    Regards.
     
    Jesrael Bor, Dec 5, 2020
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