Windows 10: There are black boxes in the corner of my desktop icons, does anyone know why?

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  1. /U/BACONMAN465
    /u/BaconMan465 Win User

    There are black boxes in the corner of my desktop icons, does anyone know why?

    /u/BaconMan465, Oct 21, 2020
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  2. AYRTONSOUZA2
    AyrtonSouza2 Win User

    windows desktop icons black box

    everytime i restart my laptop my desktop icons have black boxes on top of them, cleaning the thumbnail cache fixes but next time i restart the black boxes are there again
     
    AyrtonSouza2, Oct 21, 2020
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  3. KENSYMPSON
    KenSympson Win User
    Erroneous symbols at the bottom left corner of desktop icons

    I'm running Windows 10 with the latest updates. A few days ago, the icons for objects on the desktop changed appearance. The icons are correct but
    all have a symbol at the bottom left corner:

    • Shortcuts show the correct shortcut symbol
    • All files erroneously show a shortcut symbol
    • Almost all folders erroneously show a shortcut symbol
    • Some folders erroneously show "X"

    The icons for files and folders (including the Desktop folder) displayed using File Explorer are all normal.

    I would appreciate any suggestions.
     
    KenSympson, Oct 21, 2020
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  4. DIVYA MURUGAN
    Divya Murugan Win User

    There are black boxes in the corner of my desktop icons, does anyone know why?

    Desktop Icons Won't Stay Put

    Hi Laurie,

    As per the issue description I understand that you are facing issues with desktop icons.

    I suggest you try the following step in order to arrange the icons.

    • Right click on the desktop.
    • Click on view
    • Check the option auto arrange icons.
    Let us know if this helps.

    Thanks.
     
    Divya Murugan, Oct 21, 2020
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