Windows 10: Recycle Bin on Taskbar shows weird string on MouseOver

Discus and support Recycle Bin on Taskbar shows weird string on MouseOver in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I have a recycle bin on my taskbar. It work fine. The other day I noticed a strange effect. Whenever I mouseover the icon, my tooltip box that shows up... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by WishYouWereHere, Feb 21, 2019.

  1. Recycle Bin on Taskbar shows weird string on MouseOver


    I have a recycle bin on my taskbar. It work fine. The other day I noticed a strange effect. Whenever I mouseover the icon, my tooltip box that shows up has a long string of repeating characters. If I mouseover the icon on the desktop (which I normally do not show but have re-enabled it for this issue), I see the standard "Contains the files and folders that you have deleted" message.

    I am including two screenshots (one with the mouse elsewhere and the other with the mouseover). Even if I empty the recycle bin I still see the same screenshot.

    I *think* one of my cats was standing on my keyboard when I was away from the computer. But I don't know how that would have set this and/or how to remove it. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. It is appreciated.

    Regular:

    Recycle Bin on Taskbar shows weird string on MouseOver recycle-bin-screenshot-01-a.png


    MouseOver:

    Recycle Bin on Taskbar shows weird string on MouseOver recycle-bin-screenshot-02-a.png


    :)
     
    WishYouWereHere, Feb 21, 2019
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  2. Jan Del Win User

    recycle bin

    Hi George,

    To prevent your files from being deleted from the Recycle Bin, we suggest increasing the maximum file size your Recycle Bin can keep by following the steps below:

    • Right click on the Recycle Bin icon.
    • Under the Settings for selected location, select Custom size.
    • Fill up the box for your allotted maximum file size for your Recycle Bin.
    Let us know if you need further assistance.
     
    Jan Del, Feb 21, 2019
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  3. MartinDK Win User
    Can't Pin Windows 10 Recycle Bin to Taskbar

    Hi - you can fix this problem by first creating a shortcut for the recyle bin. Once you've done this you'll be able to pin it to your start menu and the taskbar. For some reason if you don't use a shortcut you can only pin the recycle bin to the start menu
    and not the taskbar. So here are the steps you need to do in full..

    • go to desktop and make sure you've got 'show desktop' icons selected so you can view the desktop icons including the recyle bin.
    • right click the recycle bin and choose the option to create a shortcut. This creates a short cut icon to the recyle bin on the desktop (yes, of itself pretty useless but it is this that fixes the problem for us!)
    • now select and right click the shortcut you created in Step 2. above and choose the option to 'pin to start'. This creates a tile on your start menu to the recycle bin.
    • goto the Start Menu and choose the recyle bin tile you created in step 3. right click this and you'll now see there is an option to pin it so the taskbar. All should now be working and you'll have a shortcut to your recycle bin on both your start menu and
      on the taskbar.

    Quite why MS should make achieving this simple objective so very difficult is one of the great mystries of the 21st Century!?
     
    MartinDK, Feb 21, 2019
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  4. Recycle Bin on Taskbar shows weird string on MouseOver

    Lost Recycle Bin in Windows 10

    Hello,

    We highly suggest to follow the steps below:

    • Click the Start button , type desktop icons into the search box, and then click Show or hide common icons on the desktop.
    • In the Desktop Icon Settings dialog box, do one of the following: To hide the Recycle Bin, clear the Recycle Bin check box. ...
    • Click OK.

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Trixie Mop, Feb 21, 2019
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