If you save pictures etc to desktop, does this slow computer down?

[textbook]

I seem to save photos and applications etc to my desktop, but worry this slows down the loading up of my computer. Is it better to save it elsewhere?

 

[johnb35]

Some programs when installed will setup so that it runs at bootup and will slow things down a little. Pictures and documents will only slow it up if the drive is getting full.

 

[strollin]

It will slow down the initial display of the desktop since the icons & shortcuts for all the items you hvae on your desktop need to be loaded. Once loaded, they are cached the loading doesn't need to be done again.

 

[PlanetLockdownFilm]

Shot answer: no. Longer answer: if your computer can run Windows10/11, desktop icons are not a problem, except for the the initial display of the desktop mentioned above. If the icons are loaded from an SSD that shouldn't be a problem either. Even longer answer: TL,DR