Desktop Icons Gone - Reycle Bin is a Bar at the Top of the Desktop


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dc951

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Hi,

I'm trying to help a user who has somehow managed to get rid of all their desktop icons and there is a translucent bar across the top of the desktop that appears to be the recycle bin. I haven't been able to find anything on Google nor anything in the settings.

Anyone know what's going on here and how to fix it?

Edit: The user has a Microsoft Surface Pro 7 tablet with type cover if that helps.
 
Windows Build/Version
Windows 11 - 22H2 Build 22621.1848

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Laptop 4
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1145G7 @ 2.60GHz
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
    Hard Drives
    SCSI\DiskNVMe KBG40ZNS512G_BG4A_KIOXIAAEMS0104
Sounds like a corrupted icon cache. Try rebuild the Icon Cache:
www.elevenforum.com

Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to rebuild the icon cache to clear and reset it for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The icons that display for files in Windows are saved in an icon cache so they can be displayed quickly instead of having to manually scan and slowly load them each...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600
    Motherboard
    MSI B550-A Pro
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon RX 6500XT (8 GB version)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ Mobuiz EX2710Q QHD, Iiyama ProLite X23377HDS
    Hard Drives
    MSI Spatium M461 4TB
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer A114
    CPU
    Intel Celeron N4020
Also, in general, when you can’t see desktop icons

Right-click on the desktop:
View>Show Desktop Icons <- Make sure this is checked
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    PE
Not sure if this has been solved? Just thought maybe icons are on another virtual desktop if not the above suggestion
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
    Motherboard
    MSI b450 max
    Memory
    16
    Graphics Card(s)
    APU
    Monitor(s) Displays
    FHD HDMI Acer
    Screen Resolution
    FHD
    Hard Drives
    SG 2 TB and 1 TB BARRACUDA
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 + 7 64-bit + Ubuntu
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Phenom X4 9750
    Motherboard
    M2N-SLI DELUXE
    Memory
    6GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 250 GTS
    Sound Card
    Soundblaster Audigy
    Screen Resolution
    FHD
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 1TB, 500GB SG, 1TB SG. OS per drive
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