Windows 10: My WiFi icon at the bottom of my screen keeps changing to ethernet icon even though its...

This issue has been happening on both of my PCs one is Windows 10 and the other Windows 11 and its been happening for months. I fear that my PCs may be at risk of being infected with a virus but I have Norton installed and they say that I should contact Windows for a solution as they believe it may be a glitch. I however believe that someone may be trying to access my PCs remotely.The issue that I am facing is that the WiFi icon always shows that it is ethernet and then change back to WiFi randomly when ethernet is never used at all. I don't use ethernet connections at home and only use WiFi.

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My icons keep changing, why?

For some (very odd) reason, my icons keep changing from one to another. Sometimes the IE icon has the Windows Media player icon and vice verse.

I have run ESET since I thought it to be a virus.. It's not. Could it be that my HDD is losing it?

 

Desktop Icon Keeps On Moving

That's because your resolution is changing each time. To test, try setting to 1024x768, arrange a couple of icons and then restart the PC. As long as the resolution after startup is still 1024x768, then the icons won't move. Trust me. *Wink

 

WiFi Icon turned into Ethernet icon after shutting down

Hello Michel,

May we know if you have made any changes to your device prior to the issue of the network icon changing to Ethernet?

As a first troubleshooting step, we suggest that you run the Network adapter troubleshooter and let Windows find and resolve problems within your network adapter. Here's how to run the troubleshooter:

• Press the Start button, then type troubleshooting, click
  Troubleshooting from the list of results.
• Click View all.
• Click Network Adapter.
• Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the troubleshooting.