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Kari_kaala
Copper Contributor
Jul 07, 2021

Desktop icons disappeared after updating to Windows 11.

After updating to windows 11 most of the desktop icons disappeared only few left. What should I do now to get my all desktop icons back.
desktop icons
windows 11
  • Deleted's avatar
    Deleted
    Jul 07, 2021
    Hello!
    This is normal!
    Please restore the file icons in file explorer in settings. desktop
    You need to do this manually there is no way to automatically restore.
    • Kari_kaala's avatar
      Kari_kaala
      Copper Contributor
      Jul 07, 2021
      I tried. I cleared icon cache through command window and i run explorer.exe. but it didn't worked
      • Deleted's avatar
        Deleted
        Jul 07, 2021

        Kari_kaala 

        Perhaps Win11 has removed it!
        But strange that from the explorer - you can not create a shortcut to the desktop?
        in the context you have (send to) > the desktop - these are desktop shortcuts.

    • jdn9464's avatar
      jdn9464
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 28, 2022

      Deleted the icons should not have disappeared in the first place. Fix Windows 11.

    • jdn9464's avatar
      jdn9464
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 28, 2022
      Why is this normal? It didn't happen with Windows 10?
  • trétradivinite's avatar
    trétradivinite
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 16, 2021
    I am a pc installer in French, I have an update in the registry database, this file will show all the icons for any user you will create an icon-de-offices.txt file after you rename it icon-de-offices .reg or you save it office-icon.reg you launch the file and that's it
    in the .reg file you copy what is at the bottom you save it


    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons]
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    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30301D}]
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30301D}]


    [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30301D}]

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30301D}]
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    @="C:\\Windows\\System32\\ieframe.dll"
    "ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

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    @="OpenHomePage"

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  • Gunglewack's avatar
    Gunglewack
    Copper Contributor
    Dec 17, 2021

    I found that my desktop had stopped pointing to OneDrive

     

    This PC > Desktop > r-click > Location > [onedrive path]

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