Windows 10: desktop icons enormous grey bar?

Hello apparently there was an update overnight and this morning when I woke up, my icons were bigger than I liked. Long story short, I went in to "easy of access" and was trying to change the font size for folders and as I was gradually sliding the slider up, they all disappeared. Since then, after restarts, any item placed on the desktop folder, recycle bin, app, file appears with a huge grey bar that is longer than the length of the screen that prevents any other item being placed next to it. I've tried re-sizing display, folders, everything I can think of but the bar remains. I've tried to grab the edge of it like a window but cannot. The upside is if I go to folder view everything is there on the desktop and otherwise seems to function. I've tried snapping to grid and all of the other options off of the "view" menu when you right click and that has done nothing. If I choose "sort by" options, they snap to the top of the screen and are no longer visible if the mouse runs across the bar it will highlight and I can drag one file/folder down. The issue is the "size" the desktop thinks the folder is. Here are two views of what I'm dealing with first is at 200% display scale setting 2nd is at 100%

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Desktop Shortcut Icons

Hi Mik-Dav,

The desktop shortcut created for a specific website should bear the website's actual logo. With what you've experienced, there could be something wrong with how the shortcut was created.

If you've created the shortcut by selecting Create shortcut, then we suggest that you try the other way, that is by dragging the website icon that appears in the address bar to your desktop. Follow these steps:

• Using Internet Explorer, access a website.
• Once the website opens, you will see its icon in the address bar.
• Click and drag the icon on your desktop.

The website shortcut bearing its actual logo should now be saved on your desktop.

Let us know if you need further help.

Regards.

 

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.

 

Trying to move desktop icon to the task bar. Cannot make it “stick” to the taskbar

Hi,

To assist you further, let me ask.

• 
  When you say “Trying to move desktop icon to the task bar”, you mean pin the excel workbook to the task bar?
  
• what exactly when you try to stick the excel file to the taskbar?

If you are trying to pin the excel workbook to the taskbar.

Follow the steps below.

• 
  Click on the start menu, select the icon and right-click on the icon.
  
• 
  From the list, select pin it to taskbar or pin it to start.
  

Also, you can drag the icon from the desktop and drop on the task bar.

I hope the information is helpful and if the issue still persists, we’ll be glad to assists you.

Thank you.