You can show or hide common icons like This PC Computer, User's Files, Network, Recycle Bin, Control Panel on Windows 11 desktop by following this tip.

Is your screen scattered with icons, documents and photos? Bring order to your desktop and increase your productivity with these tips.

Perhaps I could use Taskbar pinning for the “Show Desktop.scf” file that Scott Dunn had suggested? I tried on my own without success. Windows 7 only allows the pinning of executable programs.

One-click and you can hide everything on your desktop. Right-click on your desktop and select View > Show desktop icons. Did you notice how everything on your desktop suddenly disappeared?