All you better do is right-poke the icon on your Windows 10 desktop and selectDeletefrom the popup menu.
Only do this IF your icon is a shortcut to the file.
Want to delete all desktop icons on Windows 10 at once?
Highlight all of the icons with your mouse by dragging the cursor over them.
Once theyre all highlighted, right-click one of them and selectDeleteor drag them all to the Recycle Bin.
How Do I Remove an Icon From My Desktop Without Deleting It?
The first option is to hide the icons from view.
To do this, right-click your desktop, selectView, and uncheckShow desktop icons.
To make your desktop icons visible again, repeat the above instructions.
Your second option is to move the icons to another location on your Windows 10 unit.
you might do this very quickly by dragging the icons into another folder location.
you might also right-tap the icons, selectCut, and then right-click and selectPastein the target folder.
If the icon doesnt have this arrow, its the full file.
If it does, its a shortcut.
Windows 10 desktop shortcuts have an arrow in the lower-left of their image.
If you delete a shortcut icon, youre just deleting the shortcut to the file.
FAQ
Users sometimes encounter a folder, shortcut, or file icon that won’t delete.
You may get a “File Access Denied” or “File in Use” message or another error.
There are several ways to troubleshoot this issue.
First, try rebooting your system, and then give a shot to remove the icon again.
Another option: try rebooting in Safe Mode, then give a shot to delete the problematic file.
To easily remove an icon from a Mac desktop, right-go for the icon and selectMove to Trash.
To make your icons reappear, typedefaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop true killall Finderinto Terminal.
Launch File Explorer and selectView.
In theShow/Hidearea, uncheck the box next toItem check boxes.
