desktop icons

I am running Windows 8 Pro, with two USB external drives attached. One drive is "dormant", and the other is used for file backups. I have noticed that when the computer exits from sleep mode, either one or both external USB drive folders will open on the desktop. I can only guess this signifies...

I have not created the universal Windows 8 image yet but I am setting up a computer with win8 and was wondering how to keep the desktop icons and metro settings for other default users. I want to have some desktop icons and metro created automatically as soon as any network user is logon to the...

… Windows 7 is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get. I decided to format my hard drive and reinstall Win 7. Let me rephrase that, after I uninstalled Silverlight and then the microphone on my laptop stopped working and I kept getting USB Bug Code errors and blue screens...

I go to delete a file and Microsoft says 'preparing to delete'. No preparation was needed, its a 10kb file. So its very simple, delete the file win7, ive already closed the program that was using it (and confirmed in task manager). If its another program, then tell me what it is. MS shenanigans...

Hi, first time posting on Windows 7 forums I currently have an issue with my PC where all the text under desktop icons and dialogue boxes is missing, and instead there is a mumbo jumbo of lines and misshapen boxes in control panel, so its impossible for me to try and do anything. I tried doing...

Ok about a week ago I came home to my folder options not being right. The way I had all my folders view set up just doesnt seem to be working anymore. I can change the view to my folders and exit the folder and reopen it and it will be changed again. My desktop is pretty much doing the same...

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I'm having problems trying to fix my son's computer. It runs Windows 7. Yesterday, the task bar and Start button mysteriously disappeared. I've also found that the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" window doesn't come up. There are two places to click on in Control Panel that should bring up...

I would very much like it if Windows 7 could remember that I want my Windows Explorer window to take up the left side of my screen and my USB drive to take up the right side of the screen, however, Windows 7 keeps wanting to open them both on the same side... sometimes left and sometimes right...

ever since yesterday ive been havng prob playing games, slow load times and freezing, i also noticed upon turning on comp the desktop icons load up slower plus other things load slower, the forums for the game i pla yreccomended i update my windows updater which i did except service pack 1 which...

Whenever I try to boot my computer the "welcome" message on the start up does not appear. The graphics appear to be changed a little, but can successfully login to my account . The desktop icons are displayed without the corresponding descriptive text for example I can see computer icon but not...

Running W7 home 'premium', with IE 9. Yesterday the favorites entry that led to the LIST of favorites and folders vanished. Also gone is the File menu. The sparse favorites bar with one pinned link is intact and useless. users\username\favorites is completely intact. hint(?) - On July 6 W7...

I,m having a huge problem with my computer. i tried to open a file by double clicking on it and it didnt work so I right clicked and went into the OPEN WITH. there i clicked on internet explorer to open the file. Once I did that every program on my desktop switched its icon to the internet...

Fixes an issue in which a 30-second delay occurs during the logon process if the computer has the "Hide all icons on Desktop" Group Policy and the "Normal Wallpaper" Group Policy configured in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008. More...

in windows xp when you right click on the desktop you have the option to lock the icons to the desktop. where is that option on windows 7. because I place all my icons around the edge of my screen, but when I re boot they all re appear all on the left side of the desktop. please help thank you.

Hi everyone.. Thank you for having a look at this question... I have a Dell Studio laptop which has 4GB ram and a core 2 duo processor with a Windows 7 OS.. The problem with this laptop is that, I am not able to drag and drop icons on the desktop nor in the folders... Drag and Drop never...

Everytime I install Windows 7 I have my optical Drives & removable Media Icons on the desktop, after about a week they disapear if there is no media present in them & then keep disapearing constantly afterwards, has anyone come across this problem or know of a solution, it seems like theres a...

Hi, Heres hoping someone can help me with a problem i am having with a new pc operating windows 7. Some of the webpages i vist eg itunes skype, this one, the pages appear to be faded and washed out. I am unable to see text boxes and all the colours are pale. The monitor is a new benq with...

I have been asked to look at PC desktop computer belonging to a colleague. Basically he said he has lost a lot of icons from the desktop and some of his short cuts to certain programmes. I have checked and the programmes are still installed so that’s not a problem in recreating some of the short...

Hi everyone, I've been searching around for a way to customize these, but I still haven't found it :( I'm setting up win 7 for my 4yo, and his game icons really suck :( I did stumble upon how to change the startup screen which is nice :teeth: Does anyone know how the game folder icons can be...