Everyone, who works on a Computer or Laptop loves to have the ‘My Computer’ icon on the Desktop. But Windows 10 does not have this icon by default on the desktop. Also, in Windows 10 My Computer icon is renamed to ‘This PC’.

Below screenshot showing the default Desktop of Windows 10 which doesn’t have ‘This PC’ icon.

 

Add ‘This PC’ icon on the Desktop in Windows 10

To add ‘This PC’ icon on your Desktop, follow the steps given below.

• Open the Settings app of windows by typing the Settings in the search box of the windows. Click on the Personalization.
  

  Windows 10 Setting

• Click on the link Themes available in the left navigation.
  

  Windows 10 Setting_Personalization

• Now, click on the Desktop icon settings under Related Settings available on the right side.
  

  Windows 10 Setting_Theme

• This will open the Desktop Icons Settings window. You can see that Desktop shows only those icons which are selected here.
  

  Windows 10 Setting Desktop Icons List

• Select the icons which you want to show on the desktop by checking the check-boxes against them. Select ‘This PC’ and other icons.
  

  Windows 10 Setting Desktop Icons

• That’s it, now ‘This PC’ icon has been added to your Desktop.
  

  Windows 10 Desktop with This PC

Last Updated: August 05, 2019