How to show blocked files on the desktop?

[Nothingness]

Hi so I'm a first time poster here and I can't find an answer on the internet and if there is an answer I am simply asking the wrong question but here it is:

Whenever I download a file, be it a picture or zip file and that file is blocked by Windows (Windows 10), I can't view it on my desktop without unblocking it, but I can view it in Windows Explorer, is there any way to make it so that it shows up on the desktop? It never used to be like this but I've only just noticed it doing this, any idea how to fix it?

[RAS_3885]

2 hours ago, Nothingness said:

Hi so I'm a first time poster here and I can't find an answer on the internet and if there is an answer I am simply asking the wrong question but here it is:

Whenever I download a file, be it a picture or zip file and that file is blocked by Windows (Windows 10), I can't view it on my desktop without unblocking it, but I can view it in Windows Explorer, is there any way to make it so that it shows up on the desktop? It never used to be like this but I've only just noticed it doing this, any idea how to fix it?

When you say blocked, do you mean your antivirus software blocked it, or something else?

 

The desktop is essentially just a folder within Windows Explorer.  Moving the file to the "Desktop" folder in Explorer will make it show up on the desktop.  So will just dragging it from explorer to you desktop.

 

 

It sounds like maybe your default download location for your web browser used to be your desktop, but now is something else.  Is that what you mean?

[Elequi]

Files do not default to your desktop. But if you see them on your desktop folder in file explorer then you need to verify show desktop icons is checked. That is found by right clicking your desktop > View > Show desktop icons