How to Get Lost Desktop Icons Back | SmartPCFixer Official Blog

Sometimes desktop icons disappear from our computer desktop. When we start our PC, but only to find nothing on it. Sometimes we still have taskbar at the bottom of desktop, but sometimes we have nothing, including taskbar. Most of the time, we couldn’t find the reason and don’t know how to fix this kind of problem. So, this phenomenon has become a confusion of many computer users. Most people will take the computer to the repair shop to get it fixed by spending a lot of money. Actually, we have other ways to get rid of this problem.

Following instructions will tell you the secrets of the solution.

Situation one: Some registry and junk files have stopped the icons from appearing on your desktop. You can use a registry cleaner tool to fix the problem.

SmartPcFixer is software of this kind. It will detect the registry and junk files, and then clean them automatically. With this tool, you will see the lost icons quickly. Just download and run this tool, it will take a few minutes to scan your computer and get the problem fixed.

Situation two: The desktop icons are just deleted, and easy steps can get them back.

1. Right click on the desktop.
2. Click on view and check whether there is a check mark besides ‘Show Desktop Icons’.
3. If no check mark, please check it.
4. You will see desktop icons now.

Situation three: It might be that the process ‘explorer.exe’ has stopped working. Follow the steps mentioned below to activate the process.

1. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete simultaneously to start the Task Manager
2. Click on the process tab and locate for ‘explorer.exe’
3. If the process is not found then, click on File and select New task
4. Type in ‘explorer.exe’ in the text box and click Ok
5. After this you’ll be able to see the Desktop Icons.

Now everything is done!! See if your desktop icons appear now?