It would be nice to have a portable desktop similar to windows desktop so that users can switch to this desktop when using the portable apps. It will bring a more familiar workspace, with a preferred desktop wall paper.
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There is already a wallpaper swapper built into the PortableApps.com Platform:
https://portableapps.com/support/portable_apps_suite#wallpaperswapper
And the 2.0 beta has the ability to hide the current desktop icons:
https://portableapps.com/node/20013
The ability to have your own icons on the desktop will come in a later release.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
check out my solution that I just posted yesterday...
https://portableapps.com/node/22090