Windows 10: Some desktop icons are white on startup

Discus and support Some desktop icons are white on startup in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hi everyone. I just installed Windows 10 Home on a brand new SSD (clean install) and I noticed that during every startup, some of my desktop icons are... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by steferrari, Mar 29, 2020.

  1. STEFERRARI
    steferrari Win User

    Some desktop icons are white on startup


    Hi everyone.
    I just installed Windows 10 Home on a brand new SSD (clean install) and I noticed that during every startup, some of my desktop icons are white.
    Immediately after, all the real icons shows up.
    All this happens very quickly, maybe in the space of a second or two.

    I remember that this was happening also on Windows 7, and that there was a way to prevent it, by disabling the "Server" and "Computer Browser" services.

    I tried to do the same but apparently this trick is not working on Windows 10.

    It's not a big issue, but it still bothers me a bit...
    It's not so nice to see that on a modern OS powered by a SSD! *Biggrin

    Other suggestions?

    Thanks a lot!

    :)
     
    steferrari, Mar 29, 2020
    #1
  2. MCK
    mck Win User

    Cannot change desktop icon

    Sometimes a desktop icon changes from what it was to a plain white folder. Might be something I did but not sure what.

    To change it to the icon I want, I go:
    1. Rt-click icon > Properties > Change icon
    2. I select the icon I want from the thumbnails of icons.
    3. Click OK
    4. Click Apply
    But the icon does not change. It just stays looking like a white folder.
    HOWEVER, if I pin the icon to the taskbar, the icon on the taskbar does look like the icon I selected in step-2. So the change is registered with Win10 but the icon on the desktop just doesn't change.

    Any ideas on how to fix this?
     
    mck, Mar 29, 2020
    #2
  3. COTTONBALL
    cottonball Win User
    No icons on desktop after startup only

    EagleEye,

    Welcome to the forum!

    Have you tried toggling the Desktop icons on and off?

    • Right-click on an open area of the Desktop
    • Click: View
    • If Show Desktop icons is already checked, uncheck it.
    • Repeat the above steps a time or two.
    • Check: Show Desktop icons

    Desktop Icons - Hide or Show in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

    If no go on the above, right-click on the empty Desktop, and create a file.

    Let us know if they come back on.
     
    cottonball, Mar 29, 2020
    #3
  4. PETER1986C
    Peter1986C Win User

    Some desktop icons are white on startup

    Remove Linux Desktop Icons

    I am not sure whether this will work (Ubuntu does not have icons like that on the desktop by default), but I suggest opening the trash bin and sweeping the icons into the window showing the trash bin.
     
    Peter1986C, Mar 29, 2020
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