Windows 10: Solution to no desktop icons on Windows 10 when Desktop icon backed up

Moniker has no object error was the message when even attempting to look at “desktop” on the PC. In C: USERS\ <name>\ Desktop seems to be unable to show. I changed the name to Desktop1, the made a new folder called Desktop, then copied all of the files from the “Desktop” folder preserved on my OneDrive to this new folder. I also gave it the similar icon to the original Desktop.You must use RegEdit to change the registry for the User and for UserShell because Desktop now points to Desktop1. Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell FoldersAnd abov

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Windows 10 desktop icons not in order

In ccleaner, did you uncheck cleaning the icon cache... have not used in a while; however, I think that is what the option is called.

Now, if you are setting the icons and they move after you have set the settings and not changed them... you may have the "Random Windows 10 Icon movement problem".
Some people have this and some don't.

Here is a thread on the problem at Windows10 forums: Windows 10: Folder View Settings and Desktop Icon Positions Not Saving

 

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.

 

Removing desktop icons

the icons are located in 'all users' folder somewhere (for example, i see a few shared icons in "C:\Users\Public\Desktop" )

The only way to fix those, is to remove the icons from there, and place them on to each users desktops manually. an admin may need to do this.