Show, hide, or add desktop icons on a HUAWEI computer

Applicable products: PC,Desktop
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Show, hide, or add desktop icons on a HUAWEI computer

Upon first startup, a new device will only display the Recycle Bin and browser icons on the desktop. Other icons may be hidden.

You can visit the Microsoft official website to learn more about how to show desktop icons in Windows.

Show or hide desktop icons

  1. To show desktop icons, right-click the blank area on the desktop and go to View > Show desktop icons.

  2. To hide desktop icons, repeat the preceding operations and deselect Show desktop icons.

Add the icon of a frequently-used app to the desktop

  1. Click on the taskbar at the bottom and go to Settings > Personalization > Themes.

    Click here to go to Themes.

  2. Click Desktop icon settings.

  3. Select the icon you wish to add to the desktop (for example, This PC), and click Apply > OK.

  4. If you do not want an icon to be displayed on the desktop, deselect the icon and click Apply > OK.

To learn more:

Setting arrangement and sorting modes for desktop icons and files on the computer

Creating a shortcut icon for an app on the computer

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