Windows 10: Is there any way to remove the dotted border around desktop icons permanently?

Discus and support Is there any way to remove the dotted border around desktop icons permanently? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I strive for a clean desktop setup, but that annoying dotted icon border messes me up. Is there any way to get rid of it permanently? I've looked... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/cryborg2000, Jul 30, 2020.

  1. Is there any way to remove the dotted border around desktop icons permanently?


    I strive for a clean desktop setup, but that annoying dotted icon border messes me up. Is there any way to get rid of it permanently? I've looked online and all the "solutions" are just one-time quick fixes. I know the outline is there for keyboard control, but I never use my keyboard to navigate my desktop, so to me it is just an aesthetic bug.

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    /u/cryborg2000, Jul 30, 2020
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  2. RichardC Win User

    Dotted Border Around Desktop Icon

    Every now and then I notice a dotted box around an icon on my desktop. When I reboot it goes away. It's not all that important, but my curiosity gets the better of me. Does anyone know what causes this and can it be prevented from happening again?
    Is there any way to remove the dotted border around desktop icons permanently? [​IMG]
     
    RichardC, Jul 31, 2020
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  3. coz321 Win User
    Dotted Border Around Desktop Icon

    Hello,
    Very interesting thoughts and fantasies about this "BUG"
    I am running windows 10 most current version as of December 23, 2017, on this laptop, the first release of windows ten on a production computer,offline, Windows 10 on another system version 1609 I believe, and version, 1709 on a fourth system. Only this laptop gets updates. None of the fixes work because the icon is NOT focused and you could hit enter all day long and the only thing that will happen is a worn enter key. The "tab solution works momentarily, as soon as the cursor touches the desktop again, the icon is again, boxed.
    This dotted border only shows up on the laptop and only after the current updates.
    There are only 2 explanations; either windows 10 has a irritating bug, or there are hardware issues on a laptop, with touch screen, at least in my experience. It has NOT occurred on any of the other 3 systems. It is also NOT normal for windows to behave this way, as suggested, and it is NOT a focus issue. in terms of how it was explained by others here.
    It is a dotted box around an "unfocused" icon. I have not found a solution as of yet, however if I do I will certainly share it, without trying to bloat my knowledge.
     
    coz321, Jul 31, 2020
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  4. Tony K Win User

    Is there any way to remove the dotted border around desktop icons permanently?

    Dotted Border Around Desktop Icon

    Hello, coz321. Welcome to Windows TenForums.

    Thanks for your insight, but I'm baffled as to why you would go to lengths to join just for two posts thus far. "At least in my experience" pretty much says it all.
     
    Tony K, Jul 31, 2020
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