Desktop icons are gone/dissappeared in Windows 7

Posted by: David

Why are my desktop icons missing?

There really isn't a good reason why they are missing, perhaps you accidently hit the wrong button earlier, or someone is messing with you.  It can happen in other ways as well.  This personally happened to me after installing a single update for Windows 7.

The simple fix

1. Right click your desktop
2. Choose View
3. Make sure 'Show desktop icons' is selected