Windows 10: Dead links on desktop

I have two sets of links on my desktop. One set acts exactly as they should, the other set is a mystery. They appeared spontaneously. I'd blame an upgrade, but I'm not sure.
The other set, the dead links, cannot be dragged. Clicking on them does nothing. Resizing the desktop links does not effect them. I've rebuilt the icon cache to no effect, they are not present in any desktop folder. I've tried a couple of third party utilities that claim to detect/clean up broken links to no avail. I'd really like to get rid of them.

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Keyboard Shortcuts for Remote Desktop App

Does anyone have a link to a page showing the keyboard shortcuts for the Remote Desktop Windows Store app ? I'm running it on Windows 10 x64. The help option is a dead link as MS haven't bothered writing its documentation. They are not the same as the
shortcuts for the desktop Remote Desktop app (MSTSC.exe). They also seem to vary according to target O/S. I'm running it in windowed mode.

Please don't direct me to another thread as they relate to the desktop app and / or Windows 8.

 

Instapic downoad

Apparently the app is no longer being actively developed.

The one I linked you is actually for Windows Phone. The desktop version are only showing dead links.

You are best off using the dedicated Instagram app for Windows 10:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/instagram/9nblggh5l9xt

 

So these are shortcuts on your desktop that you cannot delete? When you click on them, do they get selected or not even that?

 

They look to be the size of small links, but they don't hi-light and clicking on them does nothing.

 

I just figured it out. The links were part of my background picture. Now, somebody else can figure out how a dozen little .lnk graphics got merged into my background picture.

 

Sometimes the background isn't refreshing correctly and you see graphics that should not be there. If a reboot doesn't resolve I would just toggle the wallpaper to a different picture and back.

 

Sounds like somebody took a snap shot of your desktop, with the snipping tool, then set it as your background wallpaper as a prank. *Wink It's an oldie but a goodie. *chuckle

 

Hahah yeah that is certainly possible too. *Smile

 

Usually, when you do that prank, you set it so desktop Icons aren't shown. Then it looks like your normal desktop, except nothing happens when you try to click an icon. You can't move them, delete them, or even right click them because they aren't really there.