Windows 10: Missing desktop screen Windows 10 SOLVED

Discus and support Missing desktop screen Windows 10 SOLVED in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I have a Windows 10 Lenovo laptop which can be used as a tablet. I always use it as a laptop, never as a tablet. I booted it up as usual and, no... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by AndrewThe Author, Sep 11, 2018.

  1. Missing desktop screen Windows 10 SOLVED


    I have a Windows 10 Lenovo laptop which can be used as a tablet. I always use it as a laptop, never as a tablet. I booted it up as usual and, no desktop screen. Gone. Missing. All I saw was the Start Screen. Where was my beloved desktop screen? Where was my taskbar icons? Where were all the things saved on my desktop screen? Missing.


    I spent an hour in Chat with microsoft support. They were not helpful and only wanted me to pay for advanced support.


    After another hour searching for a solution online, I found the fix. Here it is:


    Somehow, my device had changed my selections re tablet mode settings. I did not change ANY settings. No one else uses my laptop, ever. How had the setting changed? I have no idea. In any event I was able to fix the issue.


    Here's the details of the fix ...


    1. First, under Settings >System>Tablet Mode there are 2 buttons at the bottom. I turned the first button (hide apps) to OFF. I turned the other button (automatically hide taskbar in tablet mode) to OFF. Taskbar icons appeared but no Desktop Screen.


    2. Under Settings >System>Tablet Mode it had been set to "use appropriate mode for my hardware". I changed it to "use desktop mode".


    Voila! My desktop screen appeared, with all my taskbar icons and saved items, and everything was back to normal (back to the way I like it)

    :)
     
    AndrewThe Author, Sep 11, 2018
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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, Sep 11, 2018
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  3. keakar Win User
    need help with windows 10 missing desktop problem

    lol, I know what you mean, I feel the same way but that's all I got???????????????????

    she said she turned it on one day and no more desktop, just blue screen (not the "you have a problem" blue screen but the screen was just blue with the start menu icons showing) with the options to choose edge or your file locations but no desktop image or icons

    its like it redirected to no longer use the desktop as the main display page and now shows some abbreviated variation of the win 10 start menu

    these are both win 7 OS updated to win 10 if that helps
     
    keakar, Sep 11, 2018
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  4. Missing desktop screen Windows 10 SOLVED

    windows xp installation and dual core am

    could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx
     
    exodusprime1337, Sep 11, 2018
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