The desktop appears immediately after loading the operating system. The user can customize the look of the desktop at his own discretion by arranging various elements and shortcuts to applications and folders in the desired quantity and order.
Instructions
Step 1
It is customary to call a shortcut an icon-link to a program or folder located on one of the local drives, which helps to provide quick access to a resource. Creating a shortcut does not change the directory in which the file is saved. There are two kinds of shortcuts on the desktop.
Step 2
The first view is the standard desktop elements. These include the folders "My Computer", "My Documents", "Network Neighborhood", "Trash". When the operating system is installed, these items are created automatically.
Step 3
If you accidentally deleted them, you can customize their display as follows: click on the "Start" button or the Windows key, open the "Control Panel", in the "Appearance and Themes" category, left-click on the "Display" icon.
Step 4
Another way: being on the desktop, right-click in any free place on the desktop, select the "Properties" item in the context menu. A new "Display Properties" dialog box will open. Go to the "Desktop" tab in it.
Step 5
In the lower part of the window, click on the "Desktop settings" button to open the additional "Desktop Elements" window. Open the General tab and mark with a marker in the Desktop Icons group the items you want to see on your desktop.
Step 6
Click the OK button, apply the new settings and close the properties window. You cannot customize the display of the cart shortcut in this way. To do this, you need to edit the registry or use a special program.
Step 7
The second type of desktop shortcuts are those that the user has placed themselves. If you do not see such shortcuts, then you have removed them. They do not disappear by themselves. To create a shortcut to the desired folder or program on the desktop, follow these steps.
Step 8
Go to the directory where the file you want is located. Click on its icon with the right mouse button and select "Send" from the drop-down menu, and "Desktop (create a shortcut)" in the submenu.
Step 9
After you finish placing the shortcuts, right-click in any free area of the desktop and select “Refresh” from the drop-down menu, so that the next time you start the computer, you can find the shortcuts exactly in the place of the desktop where they were placed.
