Windows 10: How to remove desktop shortcuts/icons?

The icons that are circled in yellow are the ones I'm trying to remove: Home, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, and Videos. These icons came preloaded onto the laptop when I purchased it. One of the first things I did with this computer was get windows and drivers all up to date and removed some bloatware. I'm starting to think maybe I deleted something to cause this issue. I've tried a few things but no luck so far.Tried: Right Clicking to Delete. When I right click these icons there is no option to delete.Desktop Icon Settings. In the Personalization section under Themes it onl

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Desktop Shortcut Icons

Hi Mik-Dav,

The desktop shortcut created for a specific website should bear the website's actual logo. With what you've experienced, there could be something wrong with how the shortcut was created.

If you've created the shortcut by selecting Create shortcut, then we suggest that you try the other way, that is by dragging the website icon that appears in the address bar to your desktop. Follow these steps:

• Using Internet Explorer, access a website.
• Once the website opens, you will see its icon in the address bar.
• Click and drag the icon on your desktop.

The website shortcut bearing its actual logo should now be saved on your desktop.

Let us know if you need further help.

Regards.

 

Desktop Shortcut Icons

I tried using Edge that comes with the computer and I can see the logo you are talking about. When I try to drag it to the desktop you can see that I have it but as soon as I drop it the window opens rather than putting the shortcut icon on the desktop.

 

Removing desktop icons

the icons are located in 'all users' folder somewhere (for example, i see a few shared icons in "C:\Users\Public\Desktop" )

The only way to fix those, is to remove the icons from there, and place them on to each users desktops manually. an admin may need to do this.