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  1. SCHELLEF
    SchelleF Win User

    windows update changed desktop icons


    Update changed the desktop icon sizes and arrangement, how can I return them to previous views?

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    SchelleF, Aug 15, 2018
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  2. TWICKSISTED
    twicksisted Win User

    Windows vista x64 computer icon always changing

    what icons are you referring to?
    In the Windows Explorer list or desktop?
     
    twicksisted, Aug 15, 2018
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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, Aug 15, 2018
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  4. MCK
    mck Win User

    windows update changed desktop icons

    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:
    • Rt-click icon > Properties > Change icon
    • I select the icon I want from the thumbnails of icons.
    • Click OK
    • 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, Aug 15, 2018
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