Windows 10: Unclickable Desktop Icons

Hello Microsoft Users


i am having an issue of unable to access my file folders icons in window's 10 they appear below at the task bar but when i click on them it won't launch like how you click google chrome with 2 clicks instead of multiple clicks it's not just file folders being affected from it


Steam is affected as well i can't seem to launch it so far i opened


1. task manager

2. processes tab

3. clicked on explorer.exe to end task which went into a complete blank screen of nothing until i pressed

Ctrl + Shift + Escape after that was done went to check if it worked and it didn't work at all

i also try to restart in task manager/processes tab/ left clicked restart to see if that would return to normal again logged back in to check after restarting nope nothing


then went through a complete virus scan still nothing


this has happened to me twice in a row now 3 times one way back in the past another 5 years ago now this time again


so i was forced to go to control panel/users accounts/remove users accounts and delete my user account + all of my stuff entirely within my account

then created another user account which is me with the same name and same hotmail just to access my file folders and steam from thereon since i can't in my old user account did this about twice


i don't wanna keep doing that again

no i never even try clean boot before


has anyone else ever experience this type of issue please post below.

:)

 

Missing Desktop Icon Text

You can't rename or even create new folders, etc ... The icons are there I just took a screenshot to show what I was talking about. The icons are unclickable

 

Missing Desktop Icon Text

if they're unclickable...


are you sure someone didn't just get on your PC, name them all blank and put your desktop background as a screenshot of that?

you know, so the icons aren't even there, its just an image?

 

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.