Windows 10: Lost all my desktop icons all of a sudden. Background remains the same.

Discus and support Lost all my desktop icons all of a sudden. Background remains the same. in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; My desktop suddenly changed. I had approximately 18 icons grouped on the left. Now there's a single row on the left - top to bottom - with maybe two of... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by BarryVogel1, Sep 2, 2020.

  1. BARRYVOGEL1
    BarryVogel1 Win User

    Lost all my desktop icons all of a sudden. Background remains the same.


    My desktop suddenly changed. I had approximately 18 icons grouped on the left. Now there's a single row on the left - top to bottom - with maybe two of my shortcuts. I now have trouble finding important places

    The appearance now is:

    Start

    Pinned tiles

    All apps


    My name

    Documents

    Pictures

    Settings

    Power


    I have tried to restore the desktop without success. PLEASE HELP, THANK YOU.

    :)
     
    BarryVogel1, Sep 2, 2020
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  2. MISIOWIEC
    Misiowiec Win User

    Lost desktop background

    I did a Search & Distroy spyware scan the other day, and one of the suggested "fixes" said something about removing Active Desktop. Like the muppet I am I clicked yes and am now without a desktop background picture.

    Does anyone have an idea how to reverse this? If I try to select a picture it's simply not added as a background.
     
    Misiowiec, Sep 2, 2020
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  3. MISIOWIEC
    Misiowiec Win User
    Lost desktop background

    The thing is I have no spyware; I've done scans with different pieces of software and they all confirm this. The active desktop bit that was removed by Search & Destroy is, I think, a pure Windows thing and I've seen it being listed in Search & Destroy scans on both this and other PCs before.

    The thing is that this time I was trying to be clever and pressed "delete" whereas before I just ignored it. I've undone the Active Desktop removal in Search & Destroy and also followed your tips above but it makes no difference - still no desktop background. Any other ideas or do I just wait until the next reformat?
     
    Misiowiec, Sep 2, 2020
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  4. PETER1986C
    Peter1986C Win User

    Lost all my desktop icons all of a sudden. Background remains the same.

    Remove Linux Desktop Icons

    I am not sure whether this will work (Ubuntu does not have icons like that on the desktop by default), but I suggest opening the trash bin and sweeping the icons into the window showing the trash bin.
     
    Peter1986C, Sep 2, 2020
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