When working on a computer with Windows 7, it happens that, for some unknown reason, the desktop is left without shortcuts. The reasons and necessary actions in such situations will be discussed below. Sometimes all the icons from the Windows 7 desktop can disappear when the OS boots. Although there were precedents when running application or the game was causing the icons to disappear. All this happened due to a crash, and after that the OS went to a blank screen. In order for the icons to appear again, use the key combination CTRL + ALT + DEL and close the execution of all open applications in the OS. Next, we test the PC with an antivirus program and in the settings we display shortcuts on the desktop, check for checkmarks.

Method two

In the case when the icons could not be returned to their place, then by pressing CTRL + ALT + DEL, go to the Task Manager, where we go to Applications- New a task. Then in the dialog box, click on "explorer.exe" and OK. The actions taken should return the icons to their place and make sure that they do not disappear. If they disappeared and the icons did not return, you should go to Start-Control Panel-Restore-Start System Restore, and this is guaranteed to return all the icons to the desktop. By the way, when restoring, it follows the landmark to take the date when everything was still normal, and this will return the icons that disappear to their places.

Another option

If you have a disk with your Windows, everything becomes much easier, because in order to return the icons, you will have to copy the explorer.exe file and change it to a damaged one. This file is located in the Windows folder by default. On the installation disk, it is located in the folder 1386 with the name EXPLORER.EX_, but after replacement it will need to be renamed to EXPLORER.EXE. However, in order for the icons to appear on the desktop, this operation must be carried out in safe mode... And then you can be sure that the desktop icons will definitely appear. You will just need to delete the damaged old file, instead of which put the new one from installation disk Windows.

True, there are times when such actions do not lead to the desired result and desktop shortcuts do not appear. This means that it is time to investigate the registry for various bugs. To resume the desktop, you need to start a new task using the Task Manager. To do this, we type regedit and OK, then HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / WindowsNT / CurrentVersion / Image File Execution Options / and go into it. Check if there is explorer.exe or iexplorer.exe and, if available, delete them. Further, in the process of restoring desktop shortcuts, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / WindowsNT / CurrentVersion / Winlogon /, pay attention to the inscriptions on the right side, and go to "Shell", which should contain explorer.exe... In the case when there is no such thing, we create, give a name, and then restart the PC. After that, the desktop shortcuts will definitely appear.

Characteristic is the fact that icons from the desktop disappear exactly at windows users 7. This is due to the fact that here in Windows there is an automatic cleaning of the desktop from "unnecessary" symbols, which are shortcuts. Practice shows that similar situations in Windows quite often occur with shortcuts network folders or devices on the network. To fix this and the appearance of desktop icons in windows and to prevent them from further disappearing on Mondays, you need to go to Control Panel, switch to "Icons" and select "Troubleshoot". In the panel on the left, select "Settings", which will return the shortcuts.

Icons from the android desktop can disappear for several reasons and they can be restored - returned to their place.

Icons may disappear front camera, sms, phone handset, menu, call, message, play market, camera switching, gallery, internet, flashlight, downloads, youtube, settings, viber, skype, wi-fi, microphone, name labels, icons, notes and so on Further.

The most common reason is transferring applications to a memory card. They may disappear after a reboot.

The second reason is unintentional deletion. The android screen is very sensitive, and you could not replace that you accidentally deleted an icon or even an application.

The third reason is the spontaneous movement of icons. On an android phone, you can easily accidentally move an icon from the desktop, for example, to a folder that is automatically created

Other options are not excluded - rarely found. If your reason for the post is not covered, let me know through the comments and we will find a solution.

• By the way, there is a good program that corrects errors that have occurred in android phones. Here she is: .

How to get back missing icons from the desktop - the reason is in the flash drive

To return the android icons that disappeared due to the movement of applications to the memory card, you need to transfer them back to the phone's memory.

Note: I am writing based on a Samsung Galaxy smartphone with installed android 6.0.1 - therefore your configuration is insignificant, but may differ.

If you can transfer the file to the phone's memory and the icon is back - great, if not, then uninstall the application and install it again, only now in the phone's memory (pull out the USB flash drive during installation).

What is described in this section concerns icons third party developers... With built-in, of course, this option will not work. How to restore them - more on that below.

How to recover icons from built-in applications if they disappeared from the desktop

Built-in icons include icons that can disappear: SMS notifications, camera, phone, menu, play market, gallery, internet, YouTube, settings, notes, etc.

These programs cannot be removed (if you modify the firmware, you can set root rights).

Therefore, if this is your case, go to the menu (usually a white icon with nine black dots) and look for the icon in it.

Then press your finger on the icon, hold it for 2-3 seconds and then you can drag it to the desktop (it will also remain in the menu).

In some devices, the icon sticks to your finger, but you cannot take your finger off the screen, otherwise the procedure will have to be repeated.

In this way, you can quickly restore the missing icon - return it to its place as it was before.

What to do if the icon disappeared and you do not find it in the menu - how then to restore

Sometimes the badge may not be found. Why? Because if the icons do not move apart when moving (even accidentally), then a folder will be created on its own and it will fit there. For example, as in the picture below.

Then open the folder (stomp on it) and drag it to the desktop using the method described above.

ATTENTION: carefully examine the screen of your smartphone or tablet, otherwise the folder may not be noticed.

NOTE: creating such folders is a great way to reduce the number of icons you rarely use (some have hundreds of them and you can get lost on the screen).

Missing icons is a fun way to quickly restore

You can return the missing icons in another way - using the luncher applications.

Lunchers have been developed a lot, but most are in a hurry - therefore they are buggy.

In this case, if the icon disappeared and is not in the list, you can create a new one. That's all. If you have any comments and a solution, drop it in the comments - we'll fix it! Let's decide! Good luck!

Imagine, as usual, you turned off your computer last night, and today you turn it on and after loading you see that all the shortcuts with what happened? Where did it all go? Do not panic, there may be several reasons for this strange behavior of your computer friend. In this article we will try to figure out what happened, and most importantly, how to get back the missing icons.

If all the shortcuts from the desktop have completely disappeared, and it is pristinely empty, then it is possible that the reason is very simple, and even a child can solve such a "problem". But it may be differently, it happens that such symptoms can signal big trouble. Let's start figuring out what really happened.

The first possible reason

So, if you have disappeared shortcuts from the desktop, the first thing you should do is check, maybe some joker just deleted them in the trash. If the computer does not have a password and other family members or colleagues at work have access to it, then this option is quite appropriate. How can you be sure that such an unpleasant misunderstanding has happened? Very simple, create on your desktop new folder or file. If everything went in normal operation and you are looking at a new object that appears on your screen, it means that someone has really deleted your shortcuts.

But in the case when the object is created, but it is not visible on the desktop, then we go to reason number two.

The second reason

Several times I have seen such a picture, a person says that shortcuts from the desktop have disappeared, and when you come to the computer, it turns out that he himself accidentally right-clicked on an empty space and selected the item "hide icons" from the drop-down menu.

It is quite simple to check this under Windows XP, right-click on the desktop, point to the "Arrange" menu item, check the checkbox opposite "Show icons", if it is checked, remove it.

In Windows 7, the sequence of actions is even simpler, right-click on the table, go to the "View" menu and check the same checkbox there. If it is, remove it and enjoy the icons that appear.

But if this did not help, then you should move on to the third point.

Third option

If all else fails and you still see the same emptiness on the screen, then most likely your computer is attacked by a virus that accidentally (sometimes happens) or intentionally (which happens much more often) made your shortcuts disappear from the desktop.

It should be especially noted here that the third reason is, as a rule, complex disappearance. Not only shortcuts disappear, but also the Start menu and the bottom toolbar.

This happens when, for some reason, it refuses to start at system startup. But more often it is hindered by some kind of virus.

Since it is he who is responsible for all the shortcuts, the taskbar and the Start menu.

To help your computer, you can try the following steps.

1. We call the dispatcher. In Windows XP, press Ktrl + Alt + Delet, in Seven Ktrl + Shift + Escape.
2. Click on File, then select New Task\u003e Run.
3. A window will open in which you need to type "Explorer.exe" (of course, without quotes) and click "ok".

Once all these steps are done in the correct order, the desktop should appear with all the shortcuts and the Start menu with all the panels.

But if you get an error "File not found" as a result (this also happens), then this file is either damaged, or it simply is not in the system. How do I get it back? There are two ways - simple and quick (ask a friend and rewrite from a flash drive to windows folder), or install it from the disk that was used during the initial installation of the OS.

Then be sure antivirus tools, it is quite possible that such a result is not accidental, but caused by activity virus programs.

If you have such a useful tool as "System Restore" working correctly, then you can try to use it to quickly fix all problems.

I hope that thanks to this article, you will understand where the shortcuts from your PC desktop have disappeared.

Sometimes it happens when, when you go to the computer desktop, you suddenly see that all the icons are missing on it. Let's find out what it can have a connection with, and in what ways you can correct the situation.

Disappearing desktop icons can happen for very different reasons. First of all, it is quite possible that the specified function is manually deactivated standard means... Also, the problem may be caused by a process malfunction. Do not discount the possibility of virus infection of the system.

Method 1: Recovering from physical removal of icons

First of all, let's consider such a banal option as physically removing icons. This situation can happen, for example, if you are not the only person who has access to this computer... Badges can be removed by an ill-wisher just to annoy you, or just by accident.

1. To test this, try creating a new shortcut. Right-click ( PKM) in place on your desktop. In the list, choose "Create", then click "Label".



2. In the shortcut creation shell, click "Overview…".



3. The browse tool for files and folders starts. Select any object in it. For our purposes, it doesn't matter which one. Click "OK".
4. Then press "Further".



5. In the next window, click "Done".



6. If the shortcut is displayed, it means that all the icons that existed previously have been physically removed. If the shortcut is not displayed, then this means that the problem should be looked for elsewhere. Then try to solve the problem in the ways that are discussed below.



7. But is it possible to recover deleted shortcuts? Not the fact that it will work out, but there is a chance. Call the shell "Run" typing Win + R... Enter:

   shell: RecycleBinFolder

   Click "OK".



8. A window opens "Baskets"... If you see the missing shortcuts there, then consider yourself lucky. The point is that for standard removal, the files are not completely deleted, but are initially sent to "Basket"... If apart from icons, in "Basket" there are other elements, then select the ones you need by clicking on them with the left mouse button ( Paintwork) and simultaneously holding Ctrl... If in "Basket" only objects to be restored are located, then you can select all contents by clicking Ctrl + A... After that, click PKM by selection. Choose from the menu "Reestablish".



9. The icons will return to the desktop.

But what if "Basket" was it empty? Unfortunately, this means that the objects have been completely removed. Of course, one can try to perform a recovery by using special utilities... But it will be akin to shooting a sparrow with a cannon and will take a long time. It will be faster to manually re-create frequently used shortcuts.

Method 2: enable icon display in the standard way

The display of desktop icons can be disabled manually. This can be done by another user to make a joke, by young children or even by mistake. Fix this situation the easiest way.

Method 3: Start the explorer.exe process

The icons on the desktop may disappear also because the explorer.exe process is not running on the PC. The specified process is responsible for the work « Windows Explorer» , that is, for the graphical display of almost all system elements, except for the wallpaper, including, including desktop shortcuts. The main sign that the reason for the absence of icons lies precisely in disabling explorer.exe is that the monitor will also be missing "Task bar" and other controls.

Disabling this process can occur for many reasons: system failures, incorrect interaction with third-party software, and viruses. We will look at how to reactivate explorer.exe so that the icons return to their original place.

Method 4: repair the system registry

If using previous way it was not possible to activate explorer.exe, or if after restarting the computer it disappeared again, then the problem of missing icons may be due to a problem in the registry. Let's see how you can fix them.

Since manipulations with entries in the system registry will be described below, we strongly advise you before proceeding with specific actions, or her.

1. To go to "Registry Editor" apply the combination Win + Rto call the tool "Run"... Enter:

   Click "OK" or Enter.



2. A shell called "Registry Editor", in which you will need to perform a number of manipulations. To navigate through the registry keys, use the tree-like navigation menu located on the left side of the editor window. If the list of registry keys is not visible, then click on the name "A computer"... A list of the main registry keys will open. Go by name "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"... Next click "SOFTWARE".



3. A very long list of sections opens up. You need to find the name in it Microsoft and click on it.



4. A long list of sections opens up again. Find in it "WindowsNT" and click on it. Then go by name "CurrentVersion" and Image File Execution Options.



5. Opens up again big list subsections. Look for subsections in it with the name Iexplorer.exe or "Explorer.exe"... The fact is that these subsections should not be here. If you find both or one of them, then these subsections should be deleted. To do this, click on the name PKM... Select from the drop-down list "Delete".



6. After that, a dialog box appears, in which the question is displayed whether you really want to delete the selected subsection with all its contents. Push "Yes".



7. If only one of the above subsections is present in the registry, then for the changes to take effect, you can immediately restart the computer, having previously saved all unsaved documents in open programs... If the list also contains a second unwanted subsection, then first delete it, and only then reboot.
8. If the steps taken did not help, or you did not find the unwanted sections, which were discussed above, then in this case you need to check one more registry subkey - "Winlogon"... It's in the section "CurrentVersion"... We have already talked about how to get there. So, highlight the name of the subsection "Winlogon"... After that, go to the main right part of the window, where the string parameters of the selected section are located. Look for a string parameter Shell... If you do not find it, then with a high degree of probability we can say that this is the cause of the problem. Click on any free space on the right side of the shell PKM... In the list that appears, click "Create"... In the additional list, select "String parameter".



9. In the generated object instead of the name "New parameter ..." drive in Shell and click Enter... Then you need to make a change in the properties of the string parameter. Click on the name twice Paintwork.



10. Shell starts "Changing a string parameter"... Bring into the field "Value" recording "Explorer.exe"... Then press Enter or "OK".



11. After that, in the list of parameters of the registry key "Winlogon" string parameter should be displayed Shell... In field "Value" will stand "Explorer.exe"... If so, you can restart your PC.

But there are cases when a string parameter exists in the proper place, but the field "Value" empty or it has a name other than "Explorer.exe"... In this case, the following actions are required.

Method 5: Antivirus scanning

If the indicated solutions to the problem did not help, then there is a possibility that the computer is infected with viruses. In this case, a system check is required antivirus utility... For example, you can use a program that has proven itself in similar cases very good. It is recommended to scan not from a theoretically infected computer, but from another machine. Or use a bootable flash drive for this purpose. This is due to the fact that performing an operation from under an already infected system, it is highly likely that the antivirus will not be able to identify the threat.

During the scanning procedure and if malicious code follow the recommendations given by antivirus utility in the dialog box. After completing the removal of viruses, you may need to activate the explorer.exe process through "Task Manager" and "Registry Editor" in the ways that were discussed above.

Method 6: Rollback to a restore point or reinstall the OS

If none of the methods discussed above helped, then you can try to roll back to last point system recovery. An important condition is the presence of such a restore point at the time when the icons were displayed normally on the desktop. If a restore point was not created during this period, then it will not work to solve the problem this way.

If you still did not find a suitable restore point on your computer or rolling back to it did not help solve the problem, then in this case the most radical way out of the situation remains in stock - reinstalling operating system... But this step should be approached only when all other possibilities have been tested and did not give the expected result.

As you can see from this tutorial, there are quite a few different reasons why desktop icons might disappear. Each cause naturally has its own way of solving the problem. For example, if the display of icons was disabled in the settings standard ways, then no manipulations with processes in "Task Manager" you will not be helped to put the labels back in place. Therefore, first of all, you need to establish the cause of the problem, and only then tackle its solution. It is recommended that you search for causes and perform recovery manipulations in the exact order that is presented in this article. You should not immediately reinstall the system or roll it back, because the solution can be very simple.

Instructions

Before taking drastic action to restore icons, try a few simple actions... Right click on free space desktop and wait for the context menu to appear.

If you yourself accidentally deleted the icon, then to restore it, select "Undo delete" in the menu that appears. Another option is to go to the "Trash" and restore the necessary icons... To do this, select what you need, call context menu pushing right button mouse and select "Restore".

If you have lost all the icons, shortcuts and desktop files, only the background image remains, perhaps this is caused by a crash in the Explorer.exe process, which is responsible for displaying them. Call the "Task Manager" by simultaneously pressing the Ctrl, Alt and Delete keys. On the Applications tab, click the New Task button and type Explorer.exe. Click "Ok".

If the problem appeared after you downloaded and installed a program, make a backup of the system (return to the state one or several days earlier). To do this, call the "Task Manager" and run a new task msconfig. Next, start the systems and specify a restore point - before installing this suspicious program. Click "OK" and restart your computer. This method can also help if on working table nothing left but background picture.

Usually, when icons or the Start button disappear, working table deleting some files helps. Call Task Manager and run the new regedit task. Go to Hkey_Local_Machine / Software / Microsoft / WindowsNT / CurrentVersion / Image File Execution Options and delete explorer.exe and iexplorer.exe files. Reboot your computer. This should help you recover icons.

Helpful advice

If you just have one or two icons missing from the desktop, then most likely the reason is not in the computer. Maybe someone changed the desktop settings or just removed the icons.

Sources:

• Restore folder icons

Tip 2: How to restore the trash can icon on the desktop

If you accidentally deleted the "Recycle Bin" shortcut from the Windows desktop or any of the programs did it, then there is nothing irreparable - Microsoft offers a choice of at least five ways to restore the shortcut. Some of them use only native capabilities of OS components, others require manual modification windows registry... Some of these methods are described below.

Instructions

If you are using any tweaker that changes the look graphical interface Windows (for example, TweakUI), then there is a very high probability that the disappearance baskets - the result of her work. Try to find the setting in the settings of this program that is responsible for displaying baskets on working table... If you do not find it, look among the program settings for the option to roll back the changes made by it.

Another way can be used in OS Windows Vista and Windows 7. Start Control Panel by opening the main menu on the Start button and selecting the appropriate item in it. Click the "Personalization" link in the panel, and in the next window click the "Change Desktop Icons" link. In the Desktop Icons window, check the box next to the Trash can and click OK.

If the previous options, go to more radical methods - making changes directly to the system registry. You can do this in automatic modeif you use the official shortcut recovery wizard baskets from Microsoft Corporation. You can download this utility called Microsoft Fix it 50210 by following the direct link http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid\u003d9643543... After starting the program, put a mark in the "I Accept" checkbox under license agreement and click the Next button. The utility will make the necessary changes to the system registry and after you click the "Close" button, it will prompt you to restart your computer or postpone the changes made until the next boot - select the option you want.