U operating system Windows 10 has an unresolved problem that can affect any user - icons disappearing from the “Desktop” or icons from the “Taskbar”. This often happens when updating the system, but there are other, rare, reasons for the disappearance of icons. To restore the familiar appearance of the desktop, users have developed and used several simple methods.
Reasons why desktop icons may disappear
Program icons or user-created shortcuts on the Desktop, as well as icons from the Taskbar, may disappear due to various reasons. We can roughly divide them into basic and rare ones.
The main ones include:
- Basic registry settings have been damaged or changed. You need to check the values in the registry branches and make changes if necessary.
Failure to conduct automatic update systems. In this case you need to remove Latest updates and return the system to the initial state. The second option is to reinstall the video adapter driver, which is often important for outdated computers.
Penetration of malware into the system from the Internet or from external device, such as a flash drive, tablet or smartphone. You need to use an antivirus program to search for and remove viruses.
System error in Windows files 10. You can try to fix system failures using special programs, such as Glary Utilites or Wise Care 365. The second option is to roll back to its original state using a system restore point.
Rarely encountered ones include:
- Accidental activation of “Tablet Mode”. In this mode, a number of system properties can be changed. You just need to disable hiding icons in “Tablet Mode” in the system settings.
- Self-disabling of the Explorer.exe procedure, which is responsible for displaying pictograms and icons. This procedure must be restarted.
- The second monitor is incorrectly connected or disconnected when working in dual-screen mode. You need to change your video adapter or display settings.
- The option to display icons in the Desktop properties is disabled. You need to turn it on.
Basic ways to solve the problem
To restore icons on the “Desktop” and icons in the “Taskbar”, use various ways. It all depends on the reason that caused their disappearance.
Canceling an incorrectly performed system update
If icons and shortcuts on the “Desktop” disappear after installing system updates, these updates must be deleted. You need to do the following:
- Double-click on the “Control Panel” icon on the “Desktop”.
On the "Desktop" double-click on the "Control Panel" icon
- In the All Control Panel Items window, click the Programs and Features icon.
Select Programs and Features
- On the left side of the Programs and Features panel, click on View installed updates.
On the left side of the panel, click on the line “View installed updates”
- Highlight updates to last date which caused the failure.
Select the required updates to remove them
- Click on the “Uninstall a program” line on the left side of the panel.
- Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Video: how to remove incorrectly installed updates
Removing virus programs
Some virus programs can block desktop icons and prevent them from appearing on the display. You need to do the following:
- Run antivirus software installed on your computer, such as 360 Total Security.
Click on the “Scan” button to launch an extraordinary full scan for viruses
- Wait for the full system scan to complete.
Wait for the scan to finish
- Remove detected viruses and fix problems.
Click on the “Fix” button to remove detected virus programs and bug fixes
- After removing the viruses and fixing the errors, the antivirus program screen will show that there are no problems. You need to check the appearance of icons on the “Desktop”. A system reboot may be required.
After fixing the system, check the appearance of icons on the “Desktop”
Video: how to use 360 Total Security antivirus program
On a computer, except for 360 Total Security, any antivirus program: Avira, Kaspersky Internet Security, ESET NOD32, Avast Free and others. Run the program you have installed in full scan mode and remove any detected violations.
Fixing a software crash in system files
To fix a problem in system files, you need to use one of the utilities designed to fix system errors. For example, the Wise Care 365 utility has proven itself well. You need to perform the following steps:
- Launch Wise Care 365.
Double-click on the Wise Care 365 icon to launch the program
- Execute full check systems.
Click on the green “Check” button
- Wait until the utility detects all existing failures and errors.
Wait for the full scan to complete
- When the check is complete, click on the “Fix” button.
Click on the "Fix" button
- After correcting the errors, check the appearance of icons on the “Desktop”.
Check the appearance of icons and shortcuts on the “Desktop”
Video: How to fix system crashes using Wise Care 365
Utilities designed to fix system errors include, in addition to Wise Care 365, also Glary Utilities, CCleaner, Norton Utilities and many others.
Fixing the system registry
If after installation of a new program or driver, the icons disappeared from the “Desktop”, then, the parameters have probably been changed or damaged system registry. To check and return them to their original state, you must perform the following steps:
- Click right key mouse on the "Start" button.
- In the pop-up menu, click on the “Run” line.
In the menu, click on the “Run” line
- In the panel that opens, enter the regedit command.
In the "Open" field, enter the command regedit and click OK to launch the registry editor
- Click on the OK button.
- Go through the system registry branches to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
- View the contents of two names:
- Go through the system registry branches to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options.
- If in root directory directories explorer.exe or iexplorer.exe are located, then delete them.
Delete the explorer.exe or iexplorer.exe subkeys
- Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Additional solutions to the problem
There are several ways to return icons to the Desktop in cases where they disappear for rare reasons.
Transferring from “Tablet Mode” to Personal Computer Mode
Accidentally switching the computer to “Tablet Mode” sometimes leads to the disappearance of icons on the “Desktop”. To disable this mode, you need to:
- Left-click on the “Start” button.
- In the pop-up menu, click on the “Options” icon.
In the menu, click on the “Options” icon
- In the “Settings” window that opens, click on the “System” icon.
Click on the “System” icon
- In the “System” subsection of the “Settings” panel, click on the “Tablet Mode” icon and on the right side of the panel, move the “Hide application icons on the taskbar in tablet mode” switch to the “Disable” position.
Slide the switch for “Hide app icons on the taskbar in tablet mode” to the “Off” position.
- If the switch has already been turned off, turn it on and off again.
- To restart a computer.
- Check the appearance of icons on the “Desktop”.
Video: how to restore desktop icons missing due to tablet mode
As a rule, the computer goes into “Tablet Mode” due to the user’s inattention. A system failure leading to such consequences is extremely rare.
Restoring image settings in screen and video adapter properties
In the event that icons and icons disappear after activating or deactivating the second display, you need to change the screen settings. To do this you need:
- Right-click on an empty space on the Desktop.
- In the drop-down menu, click on the “Display Options” option.
Click on the "Display Options" option
- Deactivate the second display.
- Activate second display.
- Change display settings and screen resolution.
Change the screen settings by setting the correct parameter values
- If this does not help, then change all valid properties graphics adapter, apply them, and then change them to the original values.
Open your graphics adapter properties and change them
- If this does not lead to the desired result, then change not only the properties of the graphics adapter, but also the parameters of both screens, apply, and then change again to the original settings.
Change graphics adapter properties and settings for both screens
- Check the appearance of icons on the “Desktop”.
Restoring the option to display icons in the Desktop properties
To check the permission to display icons on the “Desktop”, you need to do the following:
Video: How to restore the “Show desktop icons” option
The option to show icons is usually disabled when you click on it with the mouse. Often this happens by accident.
Restoring icons when creating a new icon on the “Desktop”
This is the easiest way to return the Desktop settings to their original state. It doesn't always work, but most of the time. To use it, you need:
Restoring the taskbar
After Windows installations 10 on your computer, icons appear on the right side of the “Taskbar” that show the status of various built-in elements. As a rule, these are icons for the audio device, access to Wi-Fi networks, charge level battery, network connection, antivirus, Bluetooth and possibly other automatically launched programs. It happens that these icons on the “Taskbar” disappear. To restore them you need to do the following:
- Check the “Taskbar” settings:
- Add icons to the "Taskbar" in manual mode:
Video: how to restore missing icons on the “Taskbar”
Restoring missing icons on the “Taskbar” is used quite rarely in practice. This error most often occurs when using “pirated” copies. Windows distribution 10. After the new version of the system made it possible to restore Windows from Microsoft servers, the use of “pirated” copies has decreased significantly.
Restart explorer.exe
The explorer.exe utility directly controls the functioning of the Explorer program, which, in turn, determines whether icons are displayed correctly on the Desktop. The icon display process may be disabled due to glitches or errors in system files. Recovery working condition the utility must be restarted manually. To do this, do the following:
- Click on the OK button.
- Explorer will be launched again, and icons on the “Desktop” should appear.
- If the process is already running, then you need to find the “Explorer” line in the main list of processes in the Task Manager, highlight it and click on the “Restart” button.
Click on the "Restart" button to restart the Explorer program.
- Icons should appear on the “Desktop”.
In the “Open” field, write the command explorer.exe
Video: how to restart the explorer process
If icons on the “Desktop” or icons in the “Taskbar” disappear, you do not need to immediately try to restore or reinstall the system. You should calmly assess the situation and consistently apply the methods discussed in this article to eliminate the problem. As a rule, they give the desired result. Please also note that when installing a large package Windows updates 10 can independently replace video adapter drivers and hard drive with IDE interfaces that were released five to six years ago. In such a case, it is advisable to have distribution kits of these drivers and copy them to HDD. This will help avoid unnecessary problems with returning the Desktop interface to its previous state.
Surely, many have noticed that with the advent of new operating systems, namely Windows 8 and 10, after installing them, the icons so familiar to everyone disappeared: recycle bin, computer, documents. More precisely, they did not disappear, but simply hid from users and moved to the Start menu, where they were displayed as tiles. But, having found these shortcuts in Start, users had a new problem - they could not be returned back to the desktop. By calling the shortcut property, it could be pinned to the taskbar, but there was not a word about the desktop in the properties.
As a result, the question of how to return icons to the desktop and why they disappeared began to be asked by users more and more often. This is not surprising, since these icons position themselves as things that must be on the desktop. So I, always after or after, first of all, return the icons of my documents, computer and recycle bin to their place.
Bringing desktop icons back
As I said earlier, the desktop icons did not disappear anywhere, but simply moved to Start, but this does not suit us, so let me show you how you can return the desktop icons to their place in Windows 8 and 10.
How to get your desktop icons back in Windows 8
Well, right-click anywhere on the desktop, which will bring up a context menu in which we select “ Personalization».
Now, in the desktop settings window that opens, with right side click on "".
Options will open, where in the desktop icon area we remove or mark the names of those icons that should be displayed on the main screen. For example, for home computers, I note: computer, recycle bin, user files, and control panel. When finished with your selection, click “ Apply" and close the window by clicking on " OK».
That's all, now all the labels are back in their rightful places.
How to get my computer and my documents icons back on Windows 10
Well, everything is clear with Windows 8, let's now figure it out with Windows 10. The principle of returning desktop icons is similar to figure eight, but some menu items have been changed, so, just in case, I will show how to do this in the new system.
To begin with, we execute the same command as above, calling up the context menu where we click on “ Personalization».
In the parameters go to the line “ Themes" and going to the first side, click on "".
As you can see, no one deleted anything, the developers simply hid these icons from the eyes of users, and left them only in the Start menu, which gave ordinary users the opportunity to choose for themselves which shortcuts should be displayed and which should be hidden.
Enable desktop icons in an alternative way
These lines will be useful to those who, for some reason, “Personalization” does not work, for example, because of or for some other reason. All in all, this setting can be done through the control panel, by going into which in the search bar we will write the word icons. The “Personalization” item should appear in the search results, by clicking on which you can restore everything the way you need it.
One more alternative way is to execute one command, which will return the desktop icons to their usual place. So, by calling the “Run” menu with the keyboard shortcut “Win + R”, copy and paste this command there: Rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,5 . And confirm the entry by clicking on “ OK».
This way, everything will fall into place, if you still have questions, or have something to add, then leave comments and, as always, I invite you to join us in
Since implementation latest version The Windows operating system has been running for more than a month, so users have had time to take a closer look at the “top ten”. Of course, during operation, some users had to deal with certain errors and failures (where would they be without them) and not many can do without the advice of specialists in such situations. After all, the “top ten” has not been on the market long enough for at least 50% of active users to know it from the inside.
In this article we will talk about another problem that owners of the “ten” encounter. The unique collection of failures that we often talk about also includes the disappearance of icons from the desktop.
Moreover, this happens quite unexpectedly and similar vagaries of the system are noticed both after an update and after a clean installation. Despite such embarrassments, no other deformations or malfunctions in the operating system are observed. By the way, loss can occur not only after an update or installation, but also after the next startup, when you simply turn on the system.
Amazingly, so far no one has been able to name at least one source of this problem.
Of course, we can assume that one of the reasons may be viruses, which always bring a lot of trouble to the system, but these are just guesses.
Fortunately, the lack of identification of the cause did not prevent craftsmen from finding ways to solve the problem, which we will describe in this article.
Bringing back icons using context menu options
1 way
It happens that the user simply inadvertently turned off the display of icons through the “View” option and is now scratching his head, not knowing why he is being punished. This item can be found at the beginning context menu, which can be called after pressing right button mouse when you are on the desktop. In this option, you need to check whether the “Display desktop icons” option is checked. Even if it is activated, try marking it again.
Method 2
The next method of solving the problem is also carried out using the desktop context menu, only through the “Create” option. You can choose any of the proposed options (even the first one, i.e. “Folder”). As soon as the element is created, all the icons that were there before they were lost should return to the table.
Using System Settings
The “ten” parameters are very complex and voluminous settings, in which the cause of any problems is often hidden, although, as it turns out later, there were no malfunctions at all - just the required item was not checked, etc. So, first, activate “Settings” and open the “System” section. Go to Tablet Mode (left side of the screen).
On the right side of the dialog box you will see two switches with which you need to perform a simple trick - first activate the “Enabled” mode, and then move the indicator to the “Disabled” position.
Actually, after such simple steps, the appearance of the desktop should return to its previous state.
Restoring icons through Task Manager
This method has become widespread in previous versions Windows OS. If the previous methods did not help you, then the cause may be a malfunction of the system files (in any case, this was the case in the “seven” and “eight”). We are talking specifically about the file explorer.exe, which is responsible for displaying desktop elements. Therefore, if you have problems starting this file, you may encounter a similar situation, although this option has not yet been confirmed on the “ten”.
In general, this instruction still remains relevant, especially since no negative consequences will occur after its implementation. So, first, activate the “Task Manager” (use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Delete and select the appropriate item).
In the manager, click the “File” option, then “New task”.
After that, enter the file name (without extension) and activate the OK button. Thanks to these steps, you will manually launch explorer.exe, which for some reason might not work at all after the system boots.
However, some users complained about the inability to use the “Dispatcher”, since after trying to start the system, it displays an error message saying that the tool is not available. This picture hints at serious problems With system files, which could be significantly affected by various viruses.
In this case, it is necessary to completely scan the system, because here we are talking not only about the display of icons, but also about the safety and security of the system as a whole.
In some cases, starting explorer.exe manually may not work. The user will simply see a message in front of him that tells about the absence or damage of the specified element. In this situation, you need to use a recovery system. In principle, to carry out the procedure, the user may have to log into the system using safe mode.
Be that as it may, the above instructions are worth a try. If only for the reason that no other solutions have been invented/announced yet. In general, each advice implies minimum set actions from the user, so you won’t get confused and won’t spoil anything if you doubt some points, because it’s not in vain that we describe the instructions in as much detail as possible so that the reader doesn’t have any questions. 
Regarding the problem of missing icons from the desktop, we tried to combine in one article all those available on this moment adviсe. We hope that among them you will find a solution to the problem and you will not have to wait for the times when the “bright” minds from the Windows company will talk about new methods for eliminating this problem.
You can also find out what to do if your desktop has completely disappeared or the task manager is disabled on our website.
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If a system error occurs, as a result of which the desktop disappears in Windows 10, it is not necessary to immediately contact professionals. Any user can easily cope with this problem.
There may be several reasons why the desktop is not displayed:
- minor errors in the system;
- unstable functioning of installed programs;
- presence of malware;
- failure or corruption of the missing desktop process file;
- registry error.
Restoring your desktop should start by turning off the power to your laptop or computer. This must be done not through the system, but directly using the power button on system unit(external panel). Sometimes this is enough to fix it. If you have recently installed new program, after which the disappearance of the desktop was noticed, then it is necessary to delete it.
After this, you should check for viruses.
If after the above mentioned manipulations the desktop still does not appear, then you should move on to more serious actions.
Customizing your desktop using Task Manager
The desktop on Windows 10 is standard folder, equipped with graphic support. Actions are constructed by the explorer.exe process. If it stops, then the desktop stops functioning. You can restore its activity by opening explorer.exe through the task manager.
To get to the task manager, press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete buttons simultaneously. Typically, the calling feature works by default unless specifically disabled. In the window that appears, hover the cursor over the “File” tab and select the “New task” line from the expanded list of available actions. Now in the proposed window we enter the necessary command - explorer.exe. After clicking the “Ok” button, wait a few seconds (in some cases it may take several minutes). Now you should see a screen with a desktop on which all shortcuts, files, folders, work panel and the Start button. Despite its simplicity, it is quite effective method solving the problem. But it is not able to help if the process folder or the path to it has been damaged by some virus or system failure.
Windows Recovery Tools
Damage to the explorer.exe file or problems in the registry are more difficult to fix errors. They will require some knowledge of working with the system. Windows recovery 10.
To restore a damaged file, when you turn on the computer, you must, without waiting for the system to start, continuously press the F8 button until a menu appears where you can choose to load an earlier successful configuration. For Win 10, 8 and 8.1, you need to enter “msconfig” in the search, open the application, find the “Downloads” tab and check the “Safe Mode” box. When all actions are completed, uncheck the box, exit safe mode and restart the computer.
You can also try restoring the system to a working state. To do this, you will again need the task manager. As in the previous case, select the “File” tab in the menu, click on the “New task” item and enter “rstrui.exe”. After this, the recovery system will work and access to earlier saved points will open.
When you select a date, the application will roll back the values of all files to the current state at that time.
You can get the same result using command line. To do this, again select the “New task” item in the manager and enter CMD. In the information input line that opens, which is a black screen in Windows 10, write “rstrui.exe”.
Registry fix to restore desktop
The registry is the entire database of settings that are necessary for the system to operate. Therefore, its damage could be the reason why the desktop disappeared in Windows 10. To exclude this possibility, you should check some indicators. We find the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/Winlogon key in the registry and look at its parameters. The "Shell" parameter line should be set to explorer.exe, and the "Userinit" parameter should be C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe. If these parameters have other indicators, then they should be replaced with the correct values. Don't be alarmed if the black screen in Windows 10 freezes or blinks when changing indicators. This will go away in a few seconds.
The need for such manipulations may arise quite often. Therefore, the most reliable way to protect against making mistakes is to periodically save a copy of the registry on third-party media. Then, if the registry appears serious mistake, you will just need to import the previously saved copy instead of the damaged registry and Windows system 10 does not have to be configured manually.
If, after implementing all the described methods, your desktop still does not load, then you should contact a specialist.
Restoring desktop shortcuts
It happens that icons are not displayed on the Windows 10 desktop, although the desktop itself is functioning normally. Various circumstances can lead to this:
- The “Tablet” function is enabled;
- disable the display of icons on the desktop;
- operation of the computer security system;
- Virus software has been detected on the HDD (hard drive), which interferes with the correct organization of the work area.
If the desktop loads normally, but there are no icons, then the first thing you need to do is check the use of tablet mode on the device. To do this, you should go to the Notification Center. In the All Settings section, select System. Among the options offered will be "Tablet Mode". There are sliders with which you can switch the hidden mode of icons and the taskbar. We turn them both off.
Now, even in tablet mode, icons will not be hidden.
If during standard mode icons have disappeared from the Windows 10 desktop, then perhaps the system simply does not show them. It's easy to check. When you click on the workspace, some options open. You need to click on the “View” item. Among the settings there is an option “Display icons”. We activate it and go to the desktop to make sure that now all programs, shortcuts and files are in their place.
If you have tried the first two ways to solve the problem, and the question of how to restore shortcuts is still relevant, then you need to find out the third reason for the malfunction.
If the desktop works fine, but it is completely empty (that is, the icons have not easily disappeared from view, but they really are not there), we can conclude that the system utility that maintains the device is to blame. One of its functions is to clean damaged desktop shortcuts.
It automatically performs such cleaning once a week, so if during this period the shortcuts were damaged for any reason, the utility will delete them.
To correct the situation, you must turn off system maintenance. To get to it, you need to open the working windows in the following sequence: “Control Panel” - “System and Security” - “Problem Finder and Fixer”. In the last window, select “Settings”. A tab will appear where you can disable the Windows Maintenance Tool.
If the desktop loads, but generally does not work correctly (the image may freeze, the menu does not appear, shortcuts disappear, etc.), then it makes sense to check the system for the presence of malicious software. software. To do this, run the antivirus installed on your PC, or use a third-party utility. When you launch such a program, a window will appear with a list of problems found and a proposal to fix them. We confirm our consent to carry out this operation and wait. The program will have to do everything automatically.
This may help get the icons back to work Windows table 10.
Having studied the information presented in detail, you will know why the desktop does not work and the shortcuts have disappeared and how to return everything to its place.
Windows 10 users may encounter a situation where icons begin to be deleted from the desktop without any action on their part. To solve this problem it is necessary to find out why it could appear.
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Why do labels erase on their own?
The main reasons for shortcuts to disappear is virus infection or a system bug. If there is a system bug, you need to check some system settings, and if infected with viruses, get rid of it, and then return the shortcuts to the desktop manually.
The following reasons for the problem are also identified:
- Disabled Explorer process.
- Incorrect disconnection of the 2nd monitor.
- Activated "Tablet Mode".
- Incorrect installation of updates.
If a problem appears after installing the updates, then most likely they were introduced or downloaded with errors that caused the icons to be removed. You need to check your system settings and re-add the shortcuts.
“Tablet mode” can change some system properties, causing icons to disappear. In some cases, it is enough to disable it so that all the icons return to their place, and sometimes it is necessary to manually add the necessary shortcuts after disabling it.
Removing viruses
Before checking and changing settings, you should make sure that there are no viruses. Some malware There is a feature for deleting and blocking desktop icons.
You need to run on your computer installed antivirus and spend full scan. Then we remove the found viruses.
Activating icon display
Check if there is permission to display shortcuts on the desktop:
- Expand the “View” tab.
- Check if the “Display icons” value is enabled. If there is no checkmark there, then check it, after which the shortcuts should appear. If there is already a checkmark, then first remove it and then put it back. Perhaps a reboot like this will help.
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Creating a new element
There is a way to create any new element. In some situations everything hidden shortcuts appear immediately after this.
- Right-click on an empty space on the desktop.
- Expand the “Create” tab.
- Select any element, for example, a folder. If a folder appears, but there are no other icons, then this method didn’t work and move on to the next one.
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Deactivating "Tablet Mode"
If “Tablet Mode” is activated, icons may disappear. To disable it, you need to follow the following instructions:
- Open computer settings.
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- Select the “System” section.
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- Move the slider over the “Tablet Mode” window to disable its function. If the mode is already disabled, then turn it on and then turn it off again. Perhaps a reboot will solve the issue.
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Solution for 2 monitors
If an error occurs while connecting or disconnecting the 2nd monitor, you should change the screen settings:
- Right-click on an empty space on the desktop and select “Display Settings”.
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- We try to turn off the 2nd monitor, turn it on, then change the resolution and display parameters. We change all possible indicators, and then return them to their original positions.
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Starting the Explorer process
Explorer.exe is responsible for the operation of Explorer. The correct display of desktop shortcuts depends on it. Due to system errors, the process may shut down, but you can start it manually:
- Open “Task Manager”.
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- Open the “File” tab and proceed to launch a new task.
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- We enter “explorer” and confirm the action. When the process starts, the shortcuts should return.
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- In the general list of tasks we find the process. If it has already been launched, then you need to stop it, and then follow the 3 steps described above to start it again.
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Manually adding icons
If the shortcuts disappear and do not appear after the above steps, you should add them manually. You need to move icons to the desktop or use the New function on the desktop.
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Uninstalling updates
If, after uninstalling system updates, problems with your desktop appear, you need to remove them. We perform the following actions:
- Select “Programs and Features”, which is located in the “Control Panel”.
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- Go to the list of updates, click on “View installed updates”.
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- We select updates that may be causing the problem. Click on the “Delete” button and confirm the action. The changes will take effect after the system is rebooted.
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Registry settings
There is a possibility that registry settings have been changed or damaged. To check or restore them, you should follow these steps:
- Press Win+R, a window will open where we enter the regedit command.
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- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon, check the parameters: explorer.exe should be for Shell, and C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe should be for Userinit.
- Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options. If we find a subsection iexplorer.exe or explorer.exe there, delete it.
- We restart the computer.
other methods
If none of the above methods helped resolve the issue, then all that remains is to reinstall or restore the system. The second option is possible if a system backup has already been created.
By default, restore points are created automatically by the system. We roll back Windows to the moment when the desktop worked stably:
- Find "Start" through search bar, go to “Recovery”.
- Select the “Run System Restore” section.
- We select the required one from the available copies and complete the process.
After performing a rollback, problems with displaying desktop shortcuts should disappear.
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