How to Hide Desktop Icons on Windows 10

Editorial Staff

4 years ago

For the sake of convenience, a many people like us save documents, folders, and shortcuts to the desktop. After a long time, it annoying and mess sup your windows 10 desktop with icons even you can not understand the desktop picture. Sure, you can take the time to reorganize all of the items icons and de-clutter your windows 10 desktop. Or, you can hide everything with just a couple of clicks.

Hide or Display All Desktop Items in Windows 10

The first way to quickly hide everything is a built-in feature of Windows 10. Just right-click an empty area of the desktop and select View and then uncheck Show desktop icons from the context menu.

If u want to show again then right-click an empty area View and check again Show desktop icons.

That’s it!

How to resize To Resize Desktop icons in Windows 10

Right-click (or press and hold) the desktop, point to View, and then select Large icons, Medium icons, or Small icons. You can also use the scroll wheel on your mouse to resize desktop icons. On the desktop, press and hold Ctrl while you scroll the wheel to make icons larger or smaller.

How to Show Desktop Icons in Windows 10

Your desktop icons may be hidden. To view them, right-click the desktop, select View, and then select Show desktop icons. To add icons to your desktop such as This PC, Recycle Bin and more:

Select the Start button, and then select Settings > Personalization > Themes.
Under Themes > Related Settings, select Desktop icon settings.
Choose the icons you would like to have on your desktop, then select Apply and OK.
Note: If you are in tablet mode, you may not be able to see your desktop icons properly. You can find the program by searching for the program name in File Explorer. To turn off tablet mode, select action center on the taskbar (next to date and time), and then select Tablet mode to turn it on or off.