02-05-2021



Windows

Here’s how you can hide all the icons on your desktop with a couple of clicks: In an empty space on your desktop, right-click to pull up the menu. Next, navigate to View and click on Show Desktop Icons to hide them. Similarly, follow the same process to bring the icons back. 2 Hide Icons via Group Policy Editor.

Desktop Icons Hide Or Show Windows 10

Desktop Icons Hider

Download

Download setup-iconoid.exe
Works on both 64 bit and 32 bit systems

Source is available in the old-version archive.

What is Iconoid?

Iconoid is a Windows desktop icon manager.

  • Save and restore icon positions
  • Remove or color icon text background
  • Select any color for icon text
  • Automatically hide icons
  • Works on XP through Windows 10
  • Iconoid works on Windows 8 & 10 but hasn't been extensively tested on either.
  1. Jan 17, 2019 for years since IE 4 it has been possible to use the Desktop Toolbar on the Taskbar and the Hide DT icon option together to keep a clean screen with only a background image of the users choice.
  2. Steps to Create a Keyboard Shortcut to Show or Hide Desktop Icons. We are using an AutoHotKey script to create a shortcut to hide or unhide desktop icons. Here’re the steps you should follow. Get the AutoHotKey software from here and install it. Now, right-click on the desktop and select “New → Text Document“.
  3. To hide or unhide all your desktop icons, right-click on your desktop, point to “View,” and click “Show Desktop Icons.” This option works on Windows 10, 8, 7, and even XP. This option toggles desktop icons on and off.

Explore the screens in the help files for many more features.

Desktop Icons Hider Download

No more updates or fixes are planned for Iconoid.