Windows 10: Win10 "Desktop" has been renamed "Downloads" from recent patches ...

Win10 "Desktop" has been renamed "Downloads" from recent patches ...


System Information Report



General

Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

Central Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz



Graphics

Video Adapter Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600

Video Memory 1.0 GB


Storage
Total Memory 5.9 GB
Free Memory 1.8 GB
Free Hard disk 834.0 GB

Operating System

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

OS Version 10.0.17763


Registry

Maximum Size 4095 MB

Current Size 114 MB

Status OK


Central Processor

CPU Name Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU ID Intel64 Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3

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My Downloads Renamed Itself to Desktop

Hi Matt,

To rename the folder back to Downloads, follow these steps:

• Open File Explorer.
• Click on This PC.
• Open Local Disk (C.
• Open Users.
• Open the folder of the user profile you are experiencing this issue in.
• Rename the second Desktop icon you see as Downloads.
• Close File Explorer then reopen it.
• Check if the Downloads folder has been renamed successfully.

Let us know if this resolves the problem.

 

Windows 10 desktop renamed "downloads"

Hi,

We appreciate you for being a part of Windows 10.

How did you exactly change the default folder for downloads to desktop? Is it through Internet explorer/through any other source?

As the issue started after setting the default folder for downloads to desktop, I suggest you to change the default folder for downloads to Download folder. (Follow the same procedure as you have did to change the default folder for downloads
to desktop)

You may try this steps and check if you are able to rename the folders names for desktop and downloads.

• 
  Press Windows + E keys on the keyboard to open Windows explorer.
  
• 
  Click on This pc on the left navigation pane.
  
• 
  Open the drive where Windows 10 is installed. (Ex: open C:/ drive if the Windows 10 is installed in c drive)
  
• 
  Click on Users and select
  user name. (user name is the user you have logged in to the computer at present)
  
• 
  Right click on Downloads folder and click on
  Rename and change to Desktop. (Do the same step for the Desktop folder also)
  

You may try to reset the view settings of the folders and check if it helps.

• 
  Press Windows + E keys on the keyboard to open File Explorer.
  
• 
  Click on the This PC on the left navigation pane.
  
• 
  Click on the View tab at the top of the File explorer window.
  
• 
  Click on Options and select
  Change folder and search options.
  
• 
  Navigate to the View tab in folder options window.
  
• 
  Click on Reset Folders. (Click on Yes if any dialog box prompted)
  
• 
  You may click on Restore defaults
  to restore the default settings for the folder.
  

I hope the above information helps. Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with the issue. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 desktop renamed "downloads"

This exact same thing happened to me nut it appears to have been tied to the most recent MS update. My desktop folder was renamed downloads and that prevented me from seeing desktop in Quick Access.

Only the 4th MS rep looking at my system on line caught it and renamed it back again. The first three had no clue. She apparently had seen this before and it may be more common than we know.

She renamed it in the user account explorer folder.