If your desktop icons are missing, right-click anywhere on the desktop and selectView>Show desktop icons.
If you’re having problems with a specific app, update it to see if that fixes the icon.
Check your Desktop Icon controls.
Check all the boxes, then apply and preserve your changes.
OpenWindows Task Manager, go to theProcessestab, then right-clickWindows Explorerand selectRestart.
Rebuild the icon cache.
Windows stores icons in acachefile that can be corrupted or out-of-sync.
modernize your graphics driver.
If your graphics driver can’t render the icons, try updating the appropriate drivers.
Perform a System Restore.
Manually add desktop shortcut icons.
If you created custom desktop shortcuts, it’s possible they got deleted.
Try adding shortcuts to your desktop again.
Manually change the icon.
If an icon is blank, right-tap the icon, then selectProperties>Change Iconto manually choose one.
Perform an SFC Scan.
Run System File Checker to repair any corrupted files.
If you’re missing the icons in your taskbar, ensure the taskbar isn’t hidden.
Go toSettings>Personalisation>Taskbar>Taskbar behaviorsand uncheckAutomatically hide the taskbar.
Uninstall Windows 11 updates.
Alternatively, pressCtrl+Shift+1,2,3, or4on your keyboard.
Right-poke the desktop and selectViewto open a controls menu.
From here, you cantoggle desktop icons on or offby toggling theShow desktop iconsoption.
