If you don't disable it manually, most will add a new desktop icon by default. After a few years of this, you'll find that your desktop has become a cluttered catastrophe of icons, usually not ...

Apple has been updating some classic Mac icons during the macOS Tahoe beta, upsetting some longtime Mac users who prefer the ...

Now, find the "Change Desktop Icons" option in the "Personalize" menu and click on it. A dialog box similar to the one in Windows 10 and 11 should appear. Uncheck the Recycle Bin icon and click OK.

Ubuntu's DING extension adds new keyboard shortcuts for desktop icon selection, including multi-select, Ctrl+Space toggle, ...

Microsoft says a new known issue is causing desktop icons to behave erratically on systems with multiple displays when using the Windows Copilot AI-powered digital assistant. It only impacts ...

If you notice that the icons are broken in Windows 11/10, first, try refreshing the desktop. If that doesn't work, you can rebuild the icon cache or disable the icon packs.