Many users ask questions about how to bring up "My Computer" to the main workspace in Windows 10 version. This is due to the fact that this icon is not standard.
Enabling badges through personalization
In OS Win 10, in order to display the most important desktop icons (and these include the Recycle Bin, Network, User Folder, Computer, etc.) there is a control panel with a standard set of functions, but only now the PU is launched from a little other place …
The most standard way to bring up the icons and get into the required window is to right-click any place that is not occupied by icons right on the desktop, select "Personalization" on it, and then open "Themes". In this section, find "Related options" and then select "Desktop area icon options".
With the help of this item, the user will be able to find out and specify which icons will be displayed and which ones will not. Including also the icon. "My computer".
Universal way
There is also such a method that is equally well suited for all versions of the Windows operating system that exist today. You need to do the following:
- Go to the control panel.
- Drive into the search (it is located at the top right) and select the icons.
- Find the item "Hide or show standard desktop icons" (the name of this item may slightly differ depending on the version and build of the OS).
- Open a special window that will display the options for icons located on the desktop.
After that, all that remains is to select those icons that need to be displayed on the desktop.
Using the registry
Another common way in which you can return the icon with the display "My Computer" to the work area in Win 10 is to use the registry available in the system. It is important to remember that the OS registry is a kind of its nervous system, working in a harmonious mode. If you do something wrong or change the wrong functions, this can lead to a variety of consequences - from a malfunction of one program to fatal errors of the operating system itself.
So, to enable the display of all the necessary system icons on your desktop, you should perform the following steps (and this method will work only if the user himself has not used the function of turning the icons on and off using the control panel):
- Open the registry and its editor (Win + R, and then enter into regedit).
- Find the HCU / Software branch, and from it go along the path Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion \, and then - Explorer / Advanced.
- In this branch, find the DWORD 32 parameter with the name HideIcons (if there is no such parameter, you must create it).
- Set the value "0" for the selected parameter.
After that, all that remains is to restart your computer.
