Windows 10: How do I undo the stupid ONEDRIVE feature that changed all my desktop icons

I have seen two posts with the exact same issue i have herehttps://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-restore-your-desktop-shortcuts-after-one/dee1a1d2-d0ab-4720-a6dc-836f7e4748aaand herehttps://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/restore-documents-folder-to-its-correct-location/6678dce8-75d9-411a-bd79-15d08c849743MS never even bothered to help the above person and i have the exact same issue.When i started using OneDrive it never once told me it would interfere with my OS in this way and change everything from how i set it and like it. I want my icons on my desk

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OneDrive folder icon changed to plain

Hi,

Thank you for replying.

I understand your concern and suggest you to Unlink OneDrive and run OneDrive setup
again and check. Here is the steps:

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  Right-click the white OneDrive cloud icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar.
  
  
  
  (You might need to click the Show hidden icons arrow next to the notification area to see the
  OneDrive icon.)
  
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  Click Settings, and then click Unlink.
  
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  Follow the steps in the Welcome to OneDrive wizard to set up OneDrive.
  

Do notify us if the issue still persists and we'll be glad to help.

 

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?

 

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.