Customize Missing Desktop Icons in Windows

Customize Desktop Icons in Windows. A newly installed Windows doesn’t have icons on desktop e.g. This PC, My Computer, Recycle Bin, Network etc. But you have options to customize them in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. To make your computer user-friendly you have to add icons on Desktop. This post will cover how to Find and customize Windows Desktop icons in Windows 8/10/7.

Desktop Icons Setting Windows 10

To customize desktop icons setting in Windows 10.

• Go to “Settings” > “Personalization” > “Themes” > “Desktop Icons Settings”.
• OR “Right click” on desktop, a pop up menu appears click on “Personalize”.

• Click on “Themes” on left side of menu.

• Scroll down right side menu and select “Desktop icon settings”.

• In Desktop icon settings you can choose from the list of desktop icons e.g. Computer, Recycle Bin, User’s Files, Control Panel, Network.
• Check mark from the list of icons you want on your desktop.
• Click “OK”.

Customize Desktop Icons in Windows 8

In Windows 8 if your desktop icons are missing go to

• “Control Panel” > “Appearance and Personalization” > “Personalization” > “Change Desktop icons”.
• OR you can just “Right click” on desktop and select “Personalize”.

• Click on “Change Desktop icons”.

• Checkbox any of “Desktop icons” you want on your desktop.
• Click on “OK”.

Desktop Icon in Windows 7

• In Windows 7 go to “Control Panel” > “Personalization” > “Change Desktop icons”. OR “Right click” on desktop from the menu click on “Personalize”.

• On left menu click on “Change desktop icons”.

• Select from “Desktop Icons” you want to show on your desktop.
• Click “OK”.

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