You can show or hide common icons like This PC Computer, User's Files, Network, Recycle Bin, Control Panel on Windows 11 desktop by following this tip.

2] Check desktop icons settings: If you are missing some of the desktop icons such as This PC, Network, Recycle Bin, you can manually add them, appearing on the Desktop. Go to Windows Settings ...

I think it happened when we put IE 6.0 on my mom's computer, but I could be wrong. The network connection icon has disappeared from the system tray, and I ...