Windows 10: I have lost my Desktop Windows 10

I have loaded my laptop today and can only access my Desktop through file explorer, the background image and icons seem to have disappeared. Every time I want to jump through programs, e.g. outlook to excel, or just shutting down an excel sheet the whole system goes straight back to this screen. I cant access the usual things that I would just by right click anywhere on the desktop screen, to personalize etc. The right mouse button on this screen below does nothing.. Also where you could click on the desktop icon on this screen and access your desktop this is no longer available to me? Sorry about pic being sideways, when loading its the right way up....






I know this may seem trivial but it is causing me a nightmare... there is also probably an easy fix for this, but I am not that computer literate?? Can someone please help me?*Smile

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I have windows 10 I have lost icons on my desktop. I cannot right click on my desktop to get them back

thank you all ..this may sound silly but after half hour phone call with the 'know how' guys' at Currys PCworld with no solution I kept trying myself, and BINGO ..I did it....my laptop goes into a tablet ..I found a little icon in the bottom of my screen
which was about the only one I hadn't tried and yes it opened a menu there was one said tablet mode, my laptop was in tablet mode. I just clicked the icon and yes it all came back as if by magic..

hope this may help someone...

 

I have windows 10 I have lost icons on my desktop. I cannot right click on my desktop to get them back

Th right click and show icons suggestion helped me I then had to align them buit all worked fine and all are back. Thanks much

 

Hello Jaxs, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

It look like you may have tablet mode turned on. Turning it off should short this for you if this is the case.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html

 

And if you are going to keep your laptop on it's side you might want to turn on screen rotation ;-).

In all seriousness, Brink's answer is it.

 

Thank you for the answer, you were right. made my day lot easier..

 

You're most welcome. *Smile

 

I wasn't sure whether to take your response seriously, one because I didn't understand the need for rudeness, and then I realised you just didn't realise the photo I posted need rotating SERIOUSLY!

 

He was just joking. *Wink

 

Hence, the wink ;-) after the reply. I apologize if my weak attempt at humor offended anyone.