There are many ways to hide all the icons on the Windows desktop to get a clean, distraction-free interface. Here is a guide ...

Click and drag on a widget to position it on your desktop manually, or click the green + (plus) icon on a widget to have it neatly positioned on the desktop alongside other widgets.

To make desktop icons invisible on Windows 11, make the name of the desktop icon invisible using the Character Map and then change the icon settings.

On that menu, you will find check boxes labeled "Auto arrange icons" and "Align icons to grid." By default in Windows 11, the selection to automatically arrange the icons is enabled.

On Windows 11, you can show the desktop in at least three ways using keyboard shortcuts, the Taskbar button, and the desktop option from the context menu.

Despite all their best efforts to marginalize the Windows 11 Control Panel, it’s still a vital tool for troubleshooting. We show you how to add direct access to your desktop.

With a simple personalization tweak, users can modify default behavior and add quick access icons to the Start Menu.