Customizing the Desktop Icons

You can display all the standard Desktop icons, hide them, or show only the ones you want. You can also change the image for each icon and adjust its size, and then arrange the icons however you want to see them on your Desktop.

Select and Modify the Icons

  1. Click the Start button, type pers in the Search box of the Start menu, and click Personalization to display the Personalization window.

  2. Click Change Desktop Icons to display the Desktop Icon Settings dialog box.

  3. Select the icons you want to be shown on the Desktop.

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