Some Desktop Icons disappearing

Strange one, not the usual fault people are reporting.

Windows 7 removes desktop short cuts using a maintence task if 4 or more fail

Not sure why yet but seems to effect only DELL Computer

Answer or Fix

Turn of the maintenance task

1. search for troubleshoot computer problems

2. Change Settings

3. Turn off computer maintance

or find out why the short cuts are failing after a restart or resume