

In the "Personalization" window that appears, click on the "Change desktop icons" option. Right-click "Personalize" on an empty area of your desktop. On Windows 8, the technique is very similar to that of Windows 7.

The desired icons now appear on your Windows desktop. Then, click on "Change desktop icons" in the left menu. On Windows 7, start by right-clicking "Personalize" on an empty space of your desktop. Change desktop icons on Windows 8 / 8.1.To do this, here is how to do it on different versions of Windows. However, adding shortcuts to "This PC" (or "Computer" or "Workstation" depending on your version of Windows) and to the user's personal folder is often very practical. When you reinstall Windows yourself, the only system icon on the desktop is often the trash.
