If you go to the desktop now, you will notice that the icons for which you enabled the Hidden attribute will not be showing anymore. Step 4: Open File Explorer on your Windows 10 PC. You will need to disable it as shown in the next step. In case, the icon is still visible but appears translucent or light as compared to the other icons, it means hidden icons are allowed to show on your computer. The icon will disappear from the desktop. Step 3: In the Properties window, go to the General tab. Step 2: Right-click on the icon that you want to hide and select Properties. Tip: Press the Show desktop icon in the taskbar to minimize all open windows. Method 2: Use Hidden PropertyĪnother way to hide desktop icons is to change their Attributes property to Hidden. Tip: Check out 4 ways to put Sticky Notes on the desktop. Right-click on the hidden app icon and select Send to > Desktop (create shortcut). Right-click on it and select Open file location. In case that doesn’t work or you face any issue, open Windows search and type the name of the app. Its shortcut will be created on the desktop, thus showing the icon again on the desktop. Drag and drop the app from Start Menu to the desktop. Look for the deleted icon from the list of apps. Alternatively, press the Windows key to open Start Menu. Then open the Start Menu from the bottom-left corner. To unhide or show the deleted icon again, minimize all open windows to show only the desktop. Right-click on the icon that you want to hide and select Delete from the menu. Use Windows key + D keyboard shortcut to open the Windows desktop. You can still access it from Start Menu, search, or its folder using File Explorer.

You are merely deleting the shortcut, thereby hiding the desktop icon. Deleting the shortcut doesn’t uninstall or remove the app completely. The first method is straightforward and simply involves deleting the shortcut from your desktop. Tip: You can hide icons by putting them in a folder on your desktop. Let’s check two methods to hide and unhide some desktop icons on Windows 10.

Hide icons on desktop