Windows 10: I’ve had almost all my desktop icons turned into explorer and paper icons. How do I fix this?

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  1. /U/SENIOR_QUEVOS
    /u/Senior_Quevos Win User

    I’ve had almost all my desktop icons turned into explorer and paper icons. How do I fix this?

    /u/Senior_Quevos, Aug 17, 2020
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  2. TWICKSISTED
    twicksisted Win User

    Windows vista x64 computer icon always changing

    what icons are you referring to?
    In the Windows Explorer list or desktop?
     
    twicksisted, Aug 17, 2020
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  3. PETER1986C
    Peter1986C Win User
    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.
     
    Peter1986C, Aug 17, 2020
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  4. MUSSELS
    Mussels Win User

    I’ve had almost all my desktop icons turned into explorer and paper icons. How do I fix this?

    Removing desktop icons

    the icons are located in 'all users' folder somewhere (for example, i see a few shared icons in "C:\Users\Public\Desktop" )

    The only way to fix those, is to remove the icons from there, and place them on to each users desktops manually. an admin may need to do this.
     
    Mussels, Aug 17, 2020
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