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  1. ROGERWENHAM1
    rogerwenham1 Win User

    My desktop has completely changed, only eight icons can fit, and my restore, minimise and...


    My desktop has completely changed, only eight icons can fit, and my restore, minimise and close buttons have gone?

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    rogerwenham1, Sep 6, 2019
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  2. MCK
    mck Win User

    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?
     
    mck, Sep 6, 2019
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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, Sep 6, 2019
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  4. EROCKER
    erocker Win User

    My desktop has completely changed, only eight icons can fit, and my restore, minimise and...

    Fit's current machine... always changing

    I'm just waiting for evga to list them for a step-up! Looks killer fits.
     
    erocker, Sep 6, 2019
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