In most Windows computers, you have a pre-installed set of icons used for different applications. Similarly, you might have noticed you have default icons for Computer, user-account folders, network, Recycle Bin, and Control Panel are present on the desktop of the operating system. In case you have installed Windows 11 on your computer but don’t like the set of icons it has, we have a piece of good news for you. You can go back to the desktop icons of older Windows operating systems and the how of it is exactly what we are going to discuss in this post.
Old shortcuts are still there in Windows 11 Desktop despite Microsoft’s removal of them. You can still add previous versions of your desktop icons to Windows 11 if you think the shortcuts they represent are still relevant.
We’ll show you how to rapidly restore the desktop icons on your computer in this risewindows article. Keep reading for detailed instructions.
How to Restore the Old Windows Desktop Icons on Windows 11?
Step 1: Right-click on a blank area of the Windows 11 Desktop and choose
Step 2: Click on
Step 3: The Desktop Icon Settings dialogue will appear once you are done with all the above steps. Check the boxes next to Control Panel, Network, User’s Files, and Recycle Bin (should be already selected).
Step 4: Click on the
Step 5: Click on
Close the Settings app and go back to Desktop after finishing the above steps. You’ll notice that your computer now has all of its original desktop icons, including those for the Recycle Bin, User’s profile, This computer, Network, and Control Panel.
That is it.
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