When using Windows, under certain circumstances the Windows Desktop will not be shown. When this happens, when you login to Windows instead of seeing the desktop, start menu, or your normal icons, you ...

I’ve found a solution to the situation here. An application called IconRestorer is specially designed to overcome this problem of arranging many desktop icons in one standard layout with a single ...

Reader Dennis has a laptop running Windows 7. He noticed recently that the System Tray icons for power and volume have gone missing, and he’s wondering how to get them back. For starters, I’d check to ...

You can change or restore the Folder default icon in Windows 11/10 using any of the following methods: Change Folder default icon in Properties Change Folder default icon in desktop.ini file Restore ...

The other day, our desktop “Computer” shortcut went missing. Here’s how to restore (or create) it, as well as some other important Windows system desktop icons. 1. For Windows 7 or 8, right click on a ...

The OneDrive icon is a crucial component for managing and syncing files on Windows, but it can sometimes disappear from the taskbar, causing inconvenience. Here are several methods to restore the ...

Group and local policy settings enable users and administrators to control the way the computer functions and appears, including which items appear on the desktop. Application of group or local policy ...

Last night my sister-in-law called me, just about in tears. “Something” had happened to her laptop–probably a virus, she guessed–but everything seemed to be gone: all her desktop and Start Menu icons, ...