Windows 7 can easily and speedily be customized to accommodate your needs. For many users, particularly those upgrading from Windows XP, one of the things you'll want to practise is add together back some of the desktop icons that are "missing" in Windows 7. In fact, i of the first things that most people detect when running Windows 7 is that the initial desktop is virtually empty.

For Windows seven, the main desktop consists of merely the taskbar that normally appears along the lesser of the screen, a background image (or color) that fills the balance of the screen, any gadgets y'all brandish on the screen, and the Recycle bin.

The lack of traditional desktop icons might be disconcerting for many users upgrading from previous

The lack of traditional desktop icons might be disconcerting for many users upgrading from previous versions of Windows.

Although y'all can nevertheless access all the same information through the Start menu, if you'd similar to add any of the traditional desktop icons back to your desktop, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click on the desktop groundwork and choose Personalize from the shortcut menu that appears.

    The Personalization window appears.

  2. Click the Modify Desktop Icons link in the Navigation pane.

    This opens the Desktop Icon Settings dialog box.

  3. Click the check boxes for any desktop icons you want to appear on the Windows 7 desktop.

    In improver to the Recycle Bin icon, y'all can add the following icons to your Windows 7 desktop:

    • Computer: Provides 1-click admission to the Figurer window, which shows all the drives and components connected to your computer (including drives that you've mapped onto a drive letter).

    • User'due south Files: To open up your My Documents window, which is the main repository for the document files on your figurer.

    • Network: To open the Network window, which shows all the computers on your local area network.

    • Control Panel: To open the Control Panel, which enables yous to customize all sorts of estimator settings.

  4. Click OK to close the Desktop Icons Settings dialog box and then click the Shut button in the upper-right corner of the Personalization window.

    Access these windows either by double-clicking the icon or by correct-clicking it and and so choosing Open from its shortcut card.

If you notice that all the icons on your desktop have of a sudden disappeared, leaving it completely empty, Windows seven probably hid them in a misguided endeavour to exist helpful. To bring them back, correct-click your empty desktop, choose View from the pop-upward bill of fare, and make sure Show Desktop Icons has a check marking so everything stays visible.

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