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  1. Possibility for changing which icons appears in taskbar view by selected desktop


    Hi, is there any possibility how to set which "icons" should show in taskbar based on which virtual desktop is choosed?

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    /u/gogotermixnator, Oct 25, 2020
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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?
     
  3. DaveM121 Win User
    Desktop icons moved to taskbar menu

    Please try this:

    • Right click an empty part of the Desktop and choose 'View' - Show Desktop Icons
    • Right click the Taskbar, select 'Toolbars' and uncheck Desktop
     
    DaveM121, Oct 25, 2020
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  4. Ma. Lau Win User

    Possibility for changing which icons appears in taskbar view by selected desktop

    Small icons setting won't change

    I suggest that you change or uncheck Use small taskbar buttons by following the steps below:

    • Right-click the Taskbar.
    • Select Properties.
    • In the Taskbar tab make sure that Use small taskbar is
      uncheck
      .


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    • Click Apply and OK.
    If the issue still persists, you can change the size of desktop icons.

    • Right-click an empty space on the desktop.
    • Select View and choose either Large, Medium or Small icons.
    • Check if you can change the size of the taskbar button.
    Let us know how it goes.

    Regards.
     
    Ma. Lau, Oct 25, 2020
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