How to display the This PC icon on the Windows 11 desktop

Like Windows 10, by default when newly installed  Windows 11  does not display icons such as This PC, User's File, Network. Then in the following article I will show you how to display This PC on the desktop simply, open your  laptop  and follow it!

1. What is the This PC icon? Where on Windows 11

This PC on Windows 11 displays the drive partitions on the machine, quickly accessing user folders such as Desktop, Downloads, Documents, Pictures and Videos. It is usually the first place visited when you want to browse files from the root directory of your  computer . This is definitely the most used icon by Windows users.

However, by default This PC does not appear on the desktop but only in File Explorer, you must manually add this icon to the desktop.

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2. How to display This PC icon on Windows 11

Method 1: Bring This PC to Desktop Windows 11

Step 1: Right-click on an empty space on the desktop > Select Personalize.

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Step 2: Select the Themes item.

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Step 3: Select Desktop icon settings.

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Step 4: Tick Computer and select OK, you can see the icon has been added.

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Method 2: Pin This PC to Start Menu

Step 1: Open File Explorer > Right-click This PC > Select Pin to Start.

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Step 2: Click the Start icon on the Taskbar to see if the icon is pinned or not (If you don't see it, scroll down).

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This PC icon is pinned

Method 3: Drag the This PC icon from the File Explorer window

Open File Explorer > Drag and drop This PC to the desktop.

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Method 4: Use the keyboard shortcut Windows + E

The last way is that you can quickly access This PC by pressing the Windows + E keyboard shortcut to access This PC easily.

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3. How to Hide This PC Icon on Windows 11

Method 1: Delete with the Delete key

Click once on This PC icon on the desktop > Press the Delete key on the keyboard.

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Method 2: Right-click and select Delete

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Method 3: Hide from Settings

Step 1: Right-click on an empty space on the desktop > Select Personalize.

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Step 2: Select the Themes item.

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Step 3: Select Desktop icon settings.

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Step 4: Uncheck Computer and select OK.

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Just now is an article on how to display This PC icon on the Windows 11 desktop. Thank you for reading this far, see you in the next tutorials.

Kareem Winters

Update 25 October 2021