Downloads from "Downloads" folder appear on desktop and can't be removed

Melanie Aileth 0 Reputation points
2023-12-27T06:27:41.3+00:00

After downgrading from Windows 11 to Windows 10, all files in the "Downloads" folder appeared on the desktop. Even though I clicked "hidden" in the properties of the "Downloads" folder and selected "hidden items" in File Explorer, the downloads no longer appear on the desktop but I can't see them in File Explorer either. Before the issue, only the browsers I use appeared on my desktop and downloads wouldn't appear on it. How can I fix this?

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