Another trick in windows 7 or vista.
Windows 7 computer desktop icons.
If you prefer to call the desktop icon computer like in windows 7 instead of this pc you can quickly right click the icon and choose the rename option.
On the desktop press and hold ctrl while you scroll the wheel to make icons larger or smaller.
You can also use the scroll wheel on your mouse to resize desktop icons.
Click the check boxes for any desktop icons you want to appear on the windows 7 desktop.
But some prefer the spartan look of a desktop with no icons.
Icons like this pc network recycle bin and your user folder are all considered desktop icons even though modern versions of windows don t show them all on the desktop.
To put the computer icon on the desktop click the start button and then right click on computer.
For information on how to show or hide individual windows icons see find the recycle bin.
Provides one click access to the computer window which shows all the drives and components connected to your computer including drives that you ve.
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Adding these icons back to your desktop is just one way to customize windows 7 so it fits your workflow.
Fortunately you can also add computer to your taskbar.
In addition to the recycle bin icon you can add the following icons to your windows 7 desktop.
Select the start button and then select settings personalization.
To add icons to your desktop such as this pc recycle bin and more.
Windows 8 and 10 don t show any of the desktop icons except for recycle bin and even windows 7 doesn t show them all.
Desktop icons i arrange my desktop icons where i want them but then from time to time the computer rearranges them in a different order and in different positions.
Search more than 600 000 icons for web desktop here.
Once you change the name.
Click the show on desktop item in the menu and your computer icon will show up on the desktop.
This will give you easy access and still keep your desktop free of icon clutter.
To view them right click the desktop select view and then select show desktop icons.