Windows 10: White box in upper left hand corner of desktop.

Discus and support White box in upper left hand corner of desktop. in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hi, I recently purchased a new Dell laptop for my kid and put some Microsoft Family time limits on it. My son has kept on coming to me and showing me... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by TacoUnicorns658, Sep 28, 2020.

  1. TACOUNICORNS658
    TacoUnicorns658 Win User

    White box in upper left hand corner of desktop.


    Hi,

    I recently purchased a new Dell laptop for my kid and put some Microsoft Family time limits on it. My son has kept on coming to me and showing me a white bar at the top left corner of the desktop. The bar will hide all of the apps until clicked on twice. One clicked on, it will stay there but will show all of the desktop apps. When I press the Windows key, the box enlarges, but there is no text. I hope someone can help me with this soon. Thanks :!

    White box in upper left hand corner of desktop. 48e706cf-cde5-4c71-b544-4add00142373?upload=true.jpg This picture is just on the desktop

    White box in upper left hand corner of desktop. e89069ba-cb63-47d3-8fc9-5ab189387a31?upload=true.jpg This picture is when I press the windows key.

    White box in upper left hand corner of desktop. 84c33aaa-b0bb-4938-b337-038c9c8f9e2c?upload=true.jpg This is when I double click the bar.

    :)
     
    TacoUnicorns658, Sep 28, 2020
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  2. NURDBURD
    NurdBurd Win User

    Rectangular Box in Upper Left Corner

    Howdy Bree,
    I don't see a magnifier glass in the upper left corner. Just to make sure I was not overlooking it, I changed my "Change the size of text, apps, and other items: 125%." Then I went to the High Contrast area "Choose a theme: High Contrast White". Even after those two steps I still don't see a magnifier glass. I selected The Magnifier from my taskbar and indeed I saw the magnifier glass. When I used the magnifier glass, the recently generated magnifying area was deleted - but the area in the upper left corner remained.
    Is it possible to remove The Magnifier from Windows and then reinstall it? Or perhaps, a larger section of Windows containing The Magnifier and then reinstall this larger section?
    Thank you.

    Carl M. Barlow, Jr.
    L: [email protected]


    Howdy Bree,
    Did you take a Thanksgiving vacation?

    Carl
     
    NurdBurd, Sep 28, 2020
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  3. BREE
    Bree Win User
    Rectangular Box in Upper Left Corner

    @NurdBurd, I've just turned on Magnifier (1607 rtm) to see what you mean. Somewhere on the screen you should also find a 'magnifying glass' icon. Click on it and it will briefly become the control window for Magnifier.


    White box in upper left hand corner of desktop. [​IMG]


    After clicking on the magnifying glass, close it from here:


    White box in upper left hand corner of desktop. [​IMG]
     
    Bree, Sep 28, 2020
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  4. LESLEYK_240
    LesleyK_240 Win User

    White box in upper left hand corner of desktop.

    Excel desktop icon with white X in left hand corner

    Hi there,

    I have an Excel file on my desktop which now has a white X in the left hand corner.

    Can't open it either - any help out there?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    LesleyK_240, Sep 28, 2020
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