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    Windows 7 Fix Desktop Icons Opening Properties Window in Windows

    Hello Again, On occasion, when I double click on a desktop icon it comes up with the Properties window. Can I fix it without a reboot? Could it be the utility 'Save Desktop' which causes this. That utility repairs a desktop whose icons become scrambled. Progs launched from...
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    Windows 10 Windows Not Popping Up When Clicking Icon - Help ??

    Ever since another annoying update on my Windows 10 operating system windows do not pop up properly unless I close the ones I'm viewing first. They are showing on the Taskbar but, when clicking them, nothing. I have tried to find the answer on the internet, but nothing. Any ideas?
  3. Windows 7 Network messages stuck above systray

    This has been happening recently every time I boot up. Sometimes its "Not connected - No connections are available" or it can be "Network Internet access" when it is connected. It goes when I double click the network icon but that isn't really a solution as it shouldn't get stuck there in the...
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    Windows 10 system tray issue

    Hi! I have permanent problem with Windows system tray on rugged tablet. When I click on system tray icons they disappear and deform. This occurs when some applications are running. Step one: When Windows starts everything works fine Step two: When I start Topcon Magnet Field application, it...
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    Windows 10 Cannot change Some Shortcut Icons

    Cannot change Icon on some shortcuts in windows 10. The [Change Icon...] button is greyed out. Other shortcuts work fine. Icon permissions "Allow" Full control for all users
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    Windows 10 The "This PC" icon disappeared, and I know how to fix it, by why did it?

    Spontaneously the "This PC" icon on my desktop (Windows 10), disappeared. I know how to fix it, and I did, but my question is why does that happen? I haven't done anything unusual lately. So I'm worried it's either the hard drive beginning to fail or a virus. What are some possible reasons...
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    Windows 10 13.4 minutes for boot time and restart time

    I finally timed it today. Once i hit the power button to login screen was 10.3 monutes. Then for icons in taskbar to showup and wifi to connect, another 3.2 minutes 12gb ram 1tb hdd (256gb free) Amd quad core a10 5750 Page file is 2328 to 3300 (custom) Currently allocated is 2328, min allowed is...
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    Windows 10 Blurry desktop

    My desktop icons and text look blurry. it looks like it is opened in safe mode or like the icons are zoomed in. Here is what I have checked so far, checked to see if it is safe mode, resolution, display setting, icon size. any thoughts on what it could be.
  9. Windows 10 Win 10 Stars on Blank Screen

    Whenever I boot up or restart my PC, it'll always start on the next screen (which is bank) instead of the screen with all my icons and links. How do I make this screen the default?
  10. Windows 10 Upon recommissioning my dads old pc, a number of problems occured.

    So upon recommissioning my dad's old pc, everything was fine at first. I could play most of the games I enjoy playing, but then issues started to arise. Just a few days ago, the pc started having issues performing windows updates. The option would appear, and It would start updating, but the...
  11. Windows 10 Strange problem needs fix Urgently !

    Hello everyone, I am new here. I have lost all of my icons (desktop, control panel, programs in the taskbar) and I want to know how to fix the problem. Here is what it looks like: 1. Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet 2. Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet 3. Imgur...
  12. Windows 10 Changing the default Windows Folder Icons?

    This is a fairly technical question involving modification of the registry, but:: Q. I have been able to change the default folder icon for Windows 10 across all folders, but, how do I set the icons so that the icon for a full folder is different from the icon for an empty folder? By default...
  13. Windows 10 Changing the default Library Icons?

    Q. Ok so I'm looking to change the DEFAULT ICON for the libraries such as Downloads, Documents, Music, Videos, Favorites in every location that they are displayed including File Explorer. Regedits are fine. Is there a way to indefinitely change the icon for these folders in Windows 10? Thanks...
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    Windows 7 Taskbar icons not showing

    I'm running Win7 Pro 64-bit. Icons on my taskbar to the left of the notification area no longer show up. (The icons in the notification area are displayed.) I recreated iconcache.db and replaced iconcache.db with a backup made before the problem began but neither fixed the problem. All the...
  15. Windows 10 W10 icons broken after Creators update

    I did the Creators update to W10 today, but now the icons on the desktop are goofed up – they cannot be positioned near the edges, and if you try to move them there, they jump into the screen instead about 2”. And on the bottom, they can’t be placed more than about ¼” from the taskbar, and...
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    Windows 10 Border around programs

    After updating to the new Content creators update all my apps have a weird color border and I can't seem to change it I had watched some videos about the new update and all of their program borders were fine there is also a invisible border where hidden icons are along with the wifi, volume...
  17. Windows 7 Unknown Icon on Taskbar + Auto Update Keeps Turning Off

    Dear all, I am new here, so Hi! I just woke up my PC and suddenly a unknown icon appeared on my taskbar. I cannot click it and when I point the cursor at it there is no description there. Do you have any idea what could it be? It looks wireless-ish. Also, there is one more thing - my Windows...
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    Windows 7 Why are there 4 (!) RECYCLE BINs on my partition? Outer and Inner RecycleBins?

    After having disabled the option "protect my system folders) I had a look on my folders and found 4 (!) different RECYCLE BINs on my second, non-system partition D: Have a look at the attached snapshot of my WinExplorer view and the corresponding listing with "dir /a". Why are there so many...
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    Windows 10 Is there a way to make Desktop+Toolbar icons bigger+more Win 7style?

    I hate the flat style of Win 10 GUI. Is there a way to make the desktop+toolbar icons bigger and more 3D-plastics/more Win 7 stylish? Peter
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    Windows 7 Shortcut Arrows

    Hello. I would like to remove the shortcut arrows from the icons on my desktop. I made the registry change by creating a new key, naming it Shell Icons and putting in a new string %windir%\System32\shell32.dll,-50 When I start my computer sometimes the arrows are gone and sometimes there is a...