If your default desktop icons (like This PC, Control Panel etc.) are missing, you can make them visible from the Settings app. Method 3: Restore Most Common Desktop icons Hopefully all your desktop icons are restoring back. Your system will then change back to desktop mode. To disable Tablet mode, click the Action Center icon (looks like a speech balloon) on the taskbar, and then click on the Tablet mode button. Switching back and forth between Desktop mode and Tablet mode would fix your problem. If you’ve accidentally enabled tablet mode, Windows 10 will display the Start Screen instead of the desktop every time you sign into your account, so you will see no desktop icons showing up on your screen. You should be able to see all of your desktop icons. From the context menu, select View and then check for the Show desktop icons at the bottom. Right-click on any empty space on your desktop. Method 1: Make sure Show Desktop icons is enabled
In this tutorial we’ll show you 3 methods to restore missing / disappeared desktop icons (including This PC, Network, Control Panel and Recycle Bin) in Windows 10. All your desktop icons were missing after restarting your computer? How can I get those icons showing up again? It’s a known issue in Windows 10 that all of a sudden the icons on your desktop might disappear without warning.
