Windows 10: Remove desktop icon highlight?

Discus and support Remove desktop icon highlight? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hello all Just setup a PC with my first version of Windows 10 this past weekend and have found that unlike in Win 7, I get this weird translucent... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by WBFAir, Sep 25, 2018.

  1. WBFAir Win User

    Remove desktop icon highlight?


    Hello all

    Just setup a PC with my first version of Windows 10 this past weekend and have found that unlike in Win 7, I get this weird translucent highlighted box around my desktop icons in both a light version if I just hover over it with the mouse curser that goes away if I move off of it, and then a even brighter one if I single click on it that stays till I do that again to another one.

    Am really hoping this is something I can get rid of as I don't particularly care for it.

    Have included a pic to help.

    Thanks for any help.

    :)
     
    WBFAir, Sep 25, 2018
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  2. Mussels Win User

    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, Sep 25, 2018
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  3. 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 25, 2018
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  4. Error 404 Win User

    Remove desktop icon highlight?

    Removing desktop icons

    I want to remove some Icons from my desktop, but Vista asks for Admin permission to continue (I'm not an admin *Frown Remove desktop icon highlight? :( ).
    It seems that whenever I delete one of these icons from my desktop, it is also removed from all the other user accounts. For example, I deleted the Skype icon from my desktop, and it was then removed from everyone elses as well.
    How can I delete icons from my desktop only, without affecting anyone elses?
     
    Error 404, Sep 25, 2018
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