How to Hide Desktop Icons on Windows

This wikiHow teaches you how to hide the icons on your Windows desktop.

Steps

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    Press ⊞ Win+D. This brings you to your Windows desktop.
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    Right-click a blank part of the desktop. A menu will appear.
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    Click View. You’ll notice that “Show desktop icons” has a check mark beside it.
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    Click Show desktop icons. This removes the check mark and hides all icons on the desktop.
    • To restore your icons, click Show desktop icons again to bring back the check mark.

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Article SummaryX

1. Press ⊞ Win+D.
2. Right-click the desktop.
3. Click View.
4. Click Show desktop icons.

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