Windows 10: Desktop Icons/Text Bugged, Control Panel not working.

So after my computer randomly restarting itself my desktop items have gone crazy. The text is miniscule, the alignment is insane and the (for lack of a better word) hitboxes are whacked out like so:





And then I go to access my Control Panel, no luck. Doesn't open.

I then go into Display Settings/Advanced Display Settings try clicking "Advanced sizing of text and other items", again nothing. Doesn't even change screens.

I then go to Windows Update and an update is "Downloading" but stuck at 0% permanently.

I have tried restarting.

I am lost please help!

*EDIT* I am using bootcamp on a MacBook Pro

:)

 

The "change icon" bug

For anybody who hasn't seen the back-and-forth on this bug, it involved changing the icon on a desktop folder containing shortcuts to a collection of Win10 utilities. The systems to be madly in love with the Control Panel icon and absolutely refuses to
let it be changed. This bug is more than annoying; it's infuriating in its stubborn refusal to let the icon be changed.

Is anybody working fixing this thing?

 

why my desktop icons does not stay put and bunched up on left side

thank you for your help.

I am in Control Panel \ Display

Display is Surface Panel

Resolution 1920x1280

Orientation: Landscape

In Make Text and other item larger and smaller :

text bar, menus, message boxes, icons, tooltips are set to 9

In the Setting - Display

Change the size of text, apps. and other items: 200%

Adjust brightness level - setting

Change brightness automatically when lighting changes - on

But I cannot find where to check the auto arrange for icons?

Where is the desktop scaling on display setting? Do you mean the change the size of 200%?

Strangely, I now can move the icons around in tablet (without keyboard), except the Recycle Bin. I can only move the Recycle Bin to different local of desktop only by a mouse in laptop. This is probably a Microsoft program bug.

Thank you.

 

I'd download a Windows 10 ISO and do a repair install. That should fix it - it takes half an hour or so and you'll keep all your documents and programs.

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade - Windows 10 Forums

 

Would that delete all my programs and settings?

 

By default it will keep all programs and files - see step 13 in the tutorial. It will undo any registry changes you've made and reset default programs though.

I quite often do it as it is quite often quicker than trying to find the cause of problems.

 

Assuming you choose the setting to keep your programs and settings, it will keep everything.
Most probably you will find system restore off afterwards.
Of course if you have customised any Win 10 icons, those will be reset to default Win 10 icons.
If your language is not US English, you may find it's been reset to that, and you may have to download any language files again.
You should also check any changes to Privacy settings that you have customised.

However, assuming you are using build 10586, you will hopefully not experience the problems some have found using that build, and file associations will not be reset.