Commands

Get the desktop files and files in folders count

(Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\<Users>\Desktop" -File -Recurse | Measure-Object).Count

Get the desktop files only count

(Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\<User>\Desktop" -File | Measure-Object).Count

Display only files on desktop

Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\<User>\Desktop" -File | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name