Windows 10: Suddenly, some desktop icons are black and white

Discus and support Suddenly, some desktop icons are black and white in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; A few days ago a lot of the desktop icons changed to black and white with no labels some didn't Tried to add a screenshot but see nowhere to attach... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by wailani, Dec 8, 2020.

  1. WAILANI
    wailani Win User

    Suddenly, some desktop icons are black and white


    A few days ago a lot of the desktop icons changed to black and white with no labels some didn't

    Tried to add a screenshot but see nowhere to attach it to this question...

    Can't find this issue searching the internet.

    Help!

    WINDOWS 10 / DELL DESKTOP / OFFICE 2019

    :)
     
    wailani, Dec 8, 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?
     
    mck, Dec 8, 2020
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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, Dec 8, 2020
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  4. DAVIDCAMPBELL3
    DavidCampbell3 Win User

    Suddenly, some desktop icons are black and white

    Screen suddenly went to black and white

    Windows 10 desktop and applications have all gone to black and white. I have looked at the "color" setting and they are all black and white. I have restarted my computer and color is there during startup but the desktop remains black and white. How do I
    resolve this?
     
    DavidCampbell3, Dec 8, 2020
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