Windows 10: I've tried all solutions to get Desktop Icons Back. NOTHING

I'm trying to get the original desktop Icons to show on my laptop. I've already turned tablet mode off. I can't even get a blank desktop to come up. I'm stuck with the start menu. I've went to the desktop folder and created a new folder. I've selected what Icons I want to appear on my desktop. Nothing.

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Desktop Icons Disappear in Windows 10

I have a periodic issue when I wake from sleep mode, all desktop icons are gone. I have an HP Pavilion Desktop recently upgraded to Windows 10. I have searched for a solution and found nothing to solve my problem. My current solution is to reboot the
computer. This may take several tries to get the icons back.

 

DESKTOP DISPLAY

The icon display on my desktop suddenly changed to the one on my networked laptop which is different. I can't get the right one to display although all of the files are there if I go to Network and my main laptop, then Desktop in File Explorer. I've tried
several solutions to fix this and nothing helps.

 

Welcome to TenForums @Skylercool2001


Try right-clicking on the desktop. Is there a tick for 'View > Show desktop icons' ? If not, click on it to turn it on.

 

I can't even get to the desktop. Like the start menu windows are all I see. I've looked at everything online and nothing has worked

Try right-clicking on the desktop. Is there a tick for 'View > Show desktop icons' ? If not, click on it to turn it on.[/QUOTE]

 

The other possibility is that you have 'full screen Start menu' turned on. Go to Settings > Personalization > Start and turn off 'Use Start full screen'.

 

I would try creating a new local user account:
Add User Account in Windows 10 Windows 10 User Accounts Tutorials

Make sure to make it an administrator account:
Change Account Type in Windows 10 Windows 10 User Accounts Tutorials

Log into the new user account and see if the problem is the same, or is gone in the new account.

 

Definitely already tried that. I researched this thing pretty well and nothing I found worked. If you have any other suggestions, I would really appreciate it.

 

Tried which? My 'full screen start' setting or NavyLCDR's 'try creating another account' suggestion?

If you have not already done so, try creating a new account and see if that behaves correctly. If so it may be your user profile that's corrupted.

 

The only other thing I can think of is to reimage the entire laptop. Which I didn't really want to do because I use it for work. But if that's the only thing that's going to fix it then I guess I have no other choice. I tried both of those. Neither one worked.

 

Do you have a Restore Point you could go back to?

 

I restored as far back as I could go. That didn't work either. I don't know what is up with this thing. Like there's other little things too. Like getting the properties to come up for the taskbar don't work. If you right click the taskbar you don't even get the properties options. Sometimes when you go to personalization to select the Start option. The Start option won't even be there. It's like it will have the format of Windows 7. Then sometimes it changes back to the Windows 10 Format.

 

Try, in an elevated command prompt...

sfc /scannow

Run SFC Command in Windows 10

If that doesn't fix it, then...

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Use DISM to Repair Windows 10 Image


If that doesn't fix it there's always the in-place repair install. This will keep all your files and installed apps.

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade

 

What happens if you hold the Windows key down and press D ? It should show the desktop.

 

Nothing. I have the sfc /scannow running so We're going to see where that leads me. *Banghead