On Windows Server 2012 Desktop, hover over the upper right corner of the screen, then click Setting and then click Control Panel.
Press Windows + R key combination to open the Run dialog box, then enter the command shell: ControlPanelFolder or enter Control into the Run dialog window and press Enter .
First, open the Command Prompt then enter the Control command into the Command Prompt window to open the Control Panel.
Press Windows + E key combination to open Explorer, then enter Control Panel in the address bar and press Enter.
Use 1 of 6 ways to open the Control Panel.
On the Control Panel search box, enter "Desktop" and press Enter to search.
Click on the Show or hide common icons option on the desktop under Display .
On the Desktop Icon Settings window, click Control Panel and then click Apply .
Good luck!