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How to Show or Hide Specific Desktop Icons on Windows 10
May 3, 2021, 8:30 am EDT
| 2 min read
Windows 10 includes an option to hide all the icons on your desktop that’s easy to find. But if you want to hide only a few icons, you’ll need to dig a little deeper. Here’s how.
How to Show or Hide System Desktop Icons
Before we get into hiding regular files and folders on the desktop, it’s worth noting that Windows 10 includes a dedicated panel that lets you hide and unhide system icons such as your user folder, This PC, Recycle Bin, and Network.
File Explorer in Windows 10 has changed in look, feel, and functionality over the years, but its basic goal has always been to help you manage, view, and launch the array of documents, photos, and files nestled on your PC. Even if you’ve been using Windows 10 since its debut, there are likely features in File Explorer that you may not know about or haven’t used in awhile.
Within the confines of File Explorer, you will see a Quick Access section that displays your most frequently used folders and recently used files. A dedicated Share button allows you to quickly share files from File Explorer. If you’re a Microsoft OneDrive user, the file storage service is embedded inside File Explorer so you can easily store and sync files in the cloud. Read on for other useful features that will make file management in Windows 10 easier than ever.
While Windows makes most tasks straightforward, there’s often a certain amount of ‘click this, click that’ to wade through before you can get the desired result. But what if you could simplify tasks such as these to just a quick click or two?
As it happens, Windows offers a surprisingly wide range of options for controlling your computer and carrying out actions using shortcuts of different kinds. You can place shortcut icons for programs files and settings in various handy places, for example, such as your desktop, Start menu or taskbar – wherever suits you best.
Below, we’re sharing some tips that will help you customise Windows so you can find your most important files in a flash. Keep scrolling for the details.