如果您的 Windows 10 桌面图标丢失，则您的图标设置或核心Windows 系统(Windows system)可能存在问题。此类问题通常没有明显的原因，因此很难对其进行故障排除。
但是，对于桌面图标丢失的问题，您可以尝试一些标准修复程序，希望能解决您计算机上的问题。
此外，如果您喜欢观看视频，请查看(check out our YouTube tutorial)下面的 YouTube 教程，其中包含几个选项。但是，如果这些都不起作用，请务必阅读本文的其余部分，因为我们在此处列出了更多步骤和解决方案。
确保桌面图标未被禁用(Ensure The Desktop Icons Aren’t Disabled)
在执行任何其他方法之前，您要做的第一件也是最基本的事情是检查是否启用了显示桌面图标的选项。如果您或其他人出于某种原因关闭了该选项，这就是您的 Windows 10 桌面图标丢失的原因。不过，您只需单击几下即可将它们全部恢复。
- 当您在桌面上时，右键单击空白处，然后选择查看(View)，然后选择显示桌面图标(Show desktop icons)。
重新配置桌面图标的设置(Re-Configure Your Desktop Icons’ Settings)
您还需要检查桌面图标的设置，并确保选择并启用所需的图标。如果您自定义了图标设置，可能会导致您的图标从桌面上消失。
您可以进入“设置”(Settings)并在那里配置选项以解决问题。
- 右键单击(Right-click)桌面上的空白处，然后选择个性化(Personalize)选项。
- 您将在右侧窗格中看到(side pane)桌面图标设置(Desktop icon settings)选项。单击(Click)它以打开设置菜单。
- 以下屏幕允许您选择和取消选择要在桌面上显示的图标。做出选择并单击(selection and click)Apply ，(Apply)然后单击OK。
重新启动 Windows 资源管理器(Relaunch The Windows Explorer)
您的桌面图标是在您的计算机上运行的 explorer.exe 进程(the explorer.exe process that runs on your computer)的一部分。如果该过程存在问题，可能会导致Windows 10桌面图标在您的 Windows PC 上丢失或消失等问题。
好消息是您可以通过在计算机上重新启动该过程来轻松解决问题。
- 同时按下键盘上的Ctrl + Alt + Delete键。
- 从屏幕上可用的选项中选择任务管理器。(Task Manager)
- 如果您还没有，请单击“进程”选项卡。(Processes)
- 找到名为Windows Explorer的进程，右键单击它，然后选择End task。
- 单击顶部的File菜单并选择(File)Run new task。
- 在屏幕上(screen and press)的框中键入explorer.exe ，然后按(explorer.exe)Enter。它将为您重新启动Windows 资源管理器(Windows Explorer)。
在 Windows 设置中切换平板电脑模式(Toggle The Tablet Mode In Windows Settings)
平板电脑模式(Tablet mode)会更改图标和其他元素在系统上的显示方式，值得切换它以查看它是否有助于修复计算机上Windows 10桌面图标丢失的问题。
- 在您的计算机上使用Cortana 搜索(Cortana search)启动设置(Settings)应用程序。
- 从屏幕左侧边栏中选择平板电脑模式。(Tablet mode)
- 从我登录时(When I sign in)下拉菜单中选择使用平板电脑模式。(Use tablet mode)
- 单击开始菜单(Start Menu)，选择电源图标(power icon)，然后选择重新启动(Restart)。
- 当您的计算机重新启动时，进入设置(Settings)并禁用平板电脑模式(tablet mode)。然后，再次重新启动您的机器。
扫描并修复系统上的损坏文件(Scan For & Fix Corrupt Files On Your System)
损坏(Corrupt)的文件通常是某些功能无法在您的计算机上运行的原因(t work)。由于各种原因，您的文件可能会损坏，但您实际上可以使用内置工具轻松修复它们。
Microsoft在Windows 操作系统(operating system)中包含一个命令，可让您搜索和修复(fix corrupt files)计算机上的损坏文件。
- 同时按Windows + R键，输入cmd，然后按 Enter(Enter)。
- 在CMD 窗口(CMD window and press) 中键入以下命令，然后按Enter。
sfc /scannow
切换开始菜单全屏选项(Toggle The Start Menu Full-Screen Option)
由于没有明显的原因导致您的 Windows 10 桌面图标丢失，您可以尝试启用和禁用与您的用户界面相关的选项，它有望为您解决问题。
您可以做的一件事是切换Windows 开始菜单(Windows Start Menu)的全屏选项。
- 右键单击(Right-click)桌面上的空白处，然后选择Personalize。
- 在右侧窗格(side pane)中，找到“使用开始全屏(Use Start full screen)”选项并将其打开(ON)。
- 将选项重新关闭(OFF)，看看它是否为您解决了问题。
为您的计算机重建图标缓存(Rebuild The Icon Cache For Your Computer)
您的计算机使用图标缓存文件(icon cache file)在桌面上显示图标。如果此文件存在问题，可能会导致您的桌面图标消失。幸运的是，您可以通过在计算机上执行几个步骤来重建此缓存文件。(cache file)
- 使用开始菜单(Start Menu)搜索并打开文件资源管理器(File Explorer)。
- 单击顶部的查看(View)选项卡并确保启用隐藏项目选项。(Hidden items)
- 导航到以下路径。
C:\Users\<your-username>\AppData\Local
- 找到名为IconCache.db的文件，右键单击它，然后选择Delete。
- 确保(Make sure)也清空回收站(Recycle Bin)。
- 重新启动(Reboot)您的计算机，它应该为您的图标创建一个新的缓存文件(cache file)。
回滚到上一个还原点(Roll Back To a Previous Restore Point)
如果在安装软件或更改计算机配置(computer configuration)后出现问题，您可以通过将计算机回滚到系统还原点(system restore point)来解决问题。当图标在您的桌面上完美显示时，它将使您的配置恢复到原来的状态。
- 打开控制面板(Control Panel)并单击恢复(Recovery)。
- 在以下屏幕上单击打开系统还原。(Open System Restore)
- 选择要将机器还原到的系统点(system point)，然后单击底部的下一步。(Next)
重置您的计算机(Reset Your Computer)
最后，如果没有任何效果，您可以尝试将 PC 重置(resetting your PC)为出厂设置，看看它是否可以为您解决问题。它很可能应该修复它，因为它就是为此而构建的。
- 在您的 PC 上打开“设置”(Settings)应用。
- 点击更新和安全(Update & Security)。
- 单击重置此 PC(Reset this PC)部分下的开始。(Get started)
您的 Windows 10 桌面图标可能因任何原因丢失，但您始终可以尝试一些标准修复程序，看看它们是否有助于将您的图标带回桌面。
如果以上指南(above guide)帮助您解决了 PC 上的桌面图标消失问题，请在下面的评论中告诉我们哪种方法对您有效，以便其他人可以从中受益。
Fix Desktop Icons Missing or Disappeared in Windows
If your Windows 10 desktop icons are missing, there may be an issue with either your icon settings or your core Windows system. Issues like these often don’t have an apparent reason and that makes it difficult to troubleshoot them.
However, for the desktop icons missing issue, there are a few standard fixes you can try and hopefully resolve the issue on your computer.
Also, if you prefer to watch a video, check out our YouTube tutorial below that goes through a couple of the options. However, if none of those work, make sure to read the rest of the article as we have more steps and solutions listed here.
Ensure The Desktop Icons Aren’t Disabled
The first and the most basic thing you’ll want to do before you perform any other methods is to check if the option that displays your desktop icons is enabled. If you or someone else turned off the option for some reason, that’s why your Windows 10 desktop icons have gone missing. You can bring them all back in a couple of clicks, though.
- While you’re on your desktop, right-click anywhere blank and select View followed by Show desktop icons.
- Ensure there’s a tick-mark next to the option which indicates the option is turned on.
Re-Configure Your Desktop Icons’ Settings
You also want to check the settings for your desktop icons and ensure the ones you want are selected and enabled. If you’ve customized your icon settings, it might have caused your icons to disappear from your desktop.
You can head into the Settings and configure the options there to fix the issue.
- Right-click anywhere blank on your desktop and select the Personalize option.
- Select the Themes option from the left sidebar on your screen.
- You’ll see an option for Desktop icon settings on the right-hand side pane. Click on it to open the settings menu.
- The following screen lets you select and deselect the icons that you want to make visible on your desktop. Make your selection and click on Apply followed by OK.
Relaunch The Windows Explorer
Your desktop icons are part of the explorer.exe process that runs on your computer. If there’s an issue with the process, it can cause issues like Windows 10 desktop icons missing or disappearing on your Windows PC.
The good thing is that you can easily fix the issue by relaunching the process on your machine.
- Press the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys at the same time on your keyboard.
- Select Task Manager from the options available on your screen.
- Click on the Processes tab if you aren’t already there.
- Find the process named Windows Explorer, right-click on it, and select End task.
- Click on the File menu at the top and select Run new task.
- Type explorer.exe in the box on your screen and press Enter. It’ll relaunch the Windows Explorer for you.
Toggle The Tablet Mode In Windows Settings
Tablet mode changes how the icons and other elements appear on your system, and it’s worth toggling it to see if it helps fix the Windows 10 desktop icons missing issue on your computer.
- Launch the Settings app using Cortana search on your machine.
- Click on System when the app launches.
- Select Tablet mode from the left sidebar on your screen.
- Select Use tablet mode from the When I sign in dropdown menu.
- Click on the Start Menu, select the power icon, and choose Restart.
- When your computer restarts, go into Settings and disable the tablet mode. Then, reboot your machine again.
Scan For & Fix Corrupt Files On Your System
Corrupt files are often the reason why some functions don’t work on your computer. Your files can get corrupted due to various reasons but you can actually fix them pretty easily with a built-in tool.
Microsoft has included a command in the Windows operating system to let you search for and fix corrupt files on your computer.
- Press the Windows + R keys at the same time, type in cmd, and hit Enter.
- Type the following command into the CMD window and press Enter.
sfc /scannow
- Wait for it to find and fix corrupt files on your computer.
Toggle The Start Menu Full-Screen Option
Since there’s no apparent reason why your Windows 10 desktop icons are missing, you can try enabling and disabling the options related to your user interface and it can hopefully fix the issue for you.
One of the things you can do is toggle the full-screen option for your Windows Start Menu.
- Right-click anywhere blank on your desktop and choose Personalize.
- Click on the Start option in the left sidebar on your screen.
- On the right-hand side pane, find the option that says Use Start full screen and turn it ON.
- Turn the option back OFF and see if it resolved the issue for you.
Rebuild The Icon Cache For Your Computer
Your computer uses the icon cache file to display icons on your desktop. If there’s an issue with this file, it can cause your desktop icons to disappear. Fortunately, you can rebuild this cache file by following a few steps on your computer.
- Use the Start Menu to search for and open File Explorer.
- Click on the View tab at the top and ensure the Hidden items option is enabled.
- Navigate to the following path.
C:\Users\<your-username>\AppData\Local
- Find the file named IconCache.db, right-click on it, and select Delete.
- Make sure to empty your Recycle Bin as well.
- Reboot your computer and it should create a new cache file for your icons.
Roll Back To a Previous Restore Point
If the issue has arisen after installing software or making changes to your computer configuration, you can resolve it by rolling your machine back to a system restore point. It’ll get your configurations back to what they were when the icons displayed perfectly fine on your desktop.
- Open Control Panel and click on Recovery.
- Click on Open System Restore on the following screen.
- Hit Next on the first screen.
- Choose the system point you want to restore your machine to and click on Next at the bottom.
Reset Your Computer
Lastly, if nothing works, you can try resetting your PC to the factory settings and see if it resolves the issue for you. It most likely should fix it as that’s what it’s been built for.
- Open the Settings app on your PC.
- Click on Update & Security.
- Select Recovery from the left sidebar.
- Click on Get started under the Reset this PC section.
Your Windows 10 desktop icons can go missing for any reason but you can always try out some of the standard fixes to see if they help bring your icons back to your desktop.
If the above guide helped you fix the desktop icons disappeared issue on your PC, please let us know what method worked for you in the comments below, so others can benefit from it.
