Under Related settings, locate and click on Desktop icon settings. It will open another window where you can select which desktop icons can appear on the Desktop.

To make desktop icons invisible on Windows 11, make the name of the desktop icon invisible using the Character Map and then change the icon settings.

To change these icons (or remove them from your desktop), press the Windows key + I to open the Settings app. Once it's open, click Personalization, and then Themes.

Yes, you can still show the legacy system icons on the Windows 11 desktop, and here's how.

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If you own a Windows 11 PC, there are several settings you can tweak to make the overall appearance of your desktop more conducive to productivity and learning.