Have recently noticed icons on the desktop "oscillate" or shake a moment; What is going on? Is this a problem?

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• All icons on the desktop have turned to photo viewer and cannot open these programs

  I recently had my computer up to date. Everything was fine until I put my memory stick in the laptop and tried to download my back upwards. Now, when I turn the laptop on the icons does not load and are all stuck in photo viewer and I cannot open programs at all. Can anyone help please, thank you

  Original title: icons on the desktop

  I'm not 100% sure but I think that you are having a bad "file extension association. This is where the default program to open a file is incorrect. In the case of your office, these are all shortcuts (for example. LNK files) and the. LNK Association was by mistake coupled with Photo Viewer.

  I've seen this happen when opening a program via a shortcut (for example. LNK file), you are asked what type of program to open it with. After you have selected the photo viewer (or another program) via the Select a program from a list of programs installedand check always use the selected program to open this type of file (circled in red below), the document or program referenced by the shortcut of origin opens in the Photo Viewer as it should.

  The problem is that now all shortcuts (for example. LNK files) on the desktop or in the Explorer will want to be opened by the photo viewer and often use the icon Photo Viewer to display the shortcut no matter what shortcut was originally intentioned to open. This is known as a file association and the default icon. The same condition can occur if you have performed these actions 'Open with' on one. JPG or even a. EXE, but the. LNK explanation is much more likely for the items on the desktop.

  The good news is that a small free utility was written to cancel the. LNK file association was created. There is also a registry hack to achieve, but I recommend the utility unASSOC for its ease of use.

  You can get a copy of my OneDrive here. I used to send people elsewhere to download a copy, but this page is more in addition to confusion with misleading ads to download this and this computer of powders of snake oil "fixed".

  

  Just download, then use the utility to unassociate the. LNK files for the user or globally delete the file type and let windows rebuild a new default.

• Have icons on the desktop that are now shortened mode and can not change them or delete them.

  I have icons on my desktop which are now using the shortcut.  I can't remove the stay of icons on the desktop and you can not click on them, and I can't seem to change their return.  How can I fix it?

  Hello

  Try a reboot.

  A simple change of name should do the trick, unless of course you use a utility that blocks the efforts.

• It cannot open any programs they all have the same icon on the desktop and start programs... why?

  All of the icons on the desktop and on the start menu have the same icon and will not open... I have new sony computer with windows 7... I tried to move music to a file to burn a cd, he asked what program I should use to open them have all records have the same program and open the habit... I don't run a virus, malware, none of the infected files.

  Hello

  You did changes to the computer before the show?

  Method 1
  I suggest you try the steps from the following link:

  When you run an .exe on a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7 computer file, the file may start another program
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505

  Note: this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article: back up the registry in Windows 7

  Method 2
  The issue could be due to the virus on the computer. I suggest you run virus scanner online by using the Microsoft safety scanner.

  Microsoft safety scanner
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note: when you do an antivirus online, you will lose data that are affected by the virus. Microsoft is not responsible for the loss of this data.

• I have adobe photoshop elements 9. I changed Windows 8.1 for windows 10. Now it doesn't work. When I trty to reinstall the software, windows will uninstall it. I habe no icon on the desktop to start the program. For this purpose I can't use it. What I hav

  I have adobe photoshop elements 9. I changed Windows 8.1 for windows 10. Now it doesn't work. When I trty to reinstall the software, windows will uninstall it. I habe no icon on the desktop to start the program. For this purpose I can't use it. What should I do? Thanks for your help. Wolf-Eberhard

  Check your installed programs and so PES 9 is listed, uninstall it by using uninstall.

  Then clean by http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html

  Restart your computer, and then reinstall pse 9.

• Unexpected icon on the desktop called Null0 and have no internet connectivity

  my fathers partners last week computer has been infected by adware, which was easy enough to remove safely. But last night he told me his return (he thinks ebay.co.uk is at fault?). In any case, when I had a quick glance, there is an icon on the desktop, titled null0. # .rar, which he had never seen before. Brilliant orange white white outline of the letter X. The computer does not connect to the internet, unable to open the system restore and the pop ups are quite common. Anyone can shed light on what I can do? Also, there is little to no information around on the net to give me an overview of what this thing is and what is going on this machine.

  Crosspostes here:

  http://forums.MajorGeeks.com/showthread.php?p=1620147

• all icons on the desktop have changed to the icon of Adobe and will not open

  my daughter saved a picture his friend sent file and now all of the icons on the desktop, the Adobe icon and does not open

  Hi Mary,

  You can read the following article and run the fix it tool available and check if this solves the problem.

  When you run an .exe on a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7 computer file, the file may start another program

• Is it possible to change the size of icons on the desktop?

  Is it possible to change the size of icons on the desktop? My computer crashed recently the only thing I could do was to reformat my hard drive and reinstall windows XP Service pack 3. Now I have these giant icons which cover half of my screen.

  Original title: the Windows desktop icons

  That has to have been the easy way, but...
   
   
  Right click on the desktop | Properties | Appearance | Advanced button. In the menu item drop-down select icon.  Change the size of the icons there.
   
  
   

• loss of icon - missing Skype icon on the desktop

  original title: lost icon

  I have windows 7 64 bit system.  Today, I noticed that my Skype icon disappeared from my office (it was not in the toolbar never).  If I go to all programs Skype appears and I can click on it to open it and it works fine.  Then I did a right click on the Skype program and send (create a shortccut).  a shortcut was placed on my desk but it a generic bit - square box icon not the original Skype icon which is a large S in a blue box.  Someone at - it no indication as to why it has gone--none of my other icons on the desktop are gone.  And I checked the trash to see if it had been deleted inadvertently.  In addition, any suggestions on how to get the icon with logo skpe back on the desktop?  Thank you.

  Carl

  Because it is only today, do a system restore. Pick, say, your restore point 2 days ago.

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/using-Windows-Vista-system-restore/

• icon on the desktop screen disappear, but all programs are functioning normally

  After that I reload my laptop, all the icon on the desktop screen disappeared. Please help me to restore?

  Hi YitBunna,

  Thanks for posting your query in the Microsoft Community Forums.

  Sometimes, you may notice that some of your desktop icons are missing or they may have simply disappeared from your desktop. Follow the steps described in the article below that best fits your situation.

  Icons disappear from the Windows 7 Desktop

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2670504

  Back to us for any problem related to Windows. We will be happy to help you. We at Microsoft try to provide our customers the best experience.

• the browser refresh icon on the desktop once per minute

  A small question.  I am currently 'essay' Photoshop CC before taking a subscription.  Since the installation of the trial version my icons on the desktop (Windows 7) keep flashing/refresh once per minute.  All icons that is, except the icon creative cloud which is not updated (or blink).  Referring to the Windows Task Manager I notice it's explorer.exe that is currently running for a fraction of a second, once a minute, with 13% of CPU power just for that fraction of a second short.  While it's not perform the proper functioning of my computer, or all programs, it is quite disconcerting to have this "flashing" repeatedly happening all the time. It is something that was not happening before you download and install Photoshop CC.  Does anyone have any idea what the issue might be or what I can do to stop what is happening. I wouldn't say it's a deal breaker, but I would be much happier to take a full subscription if I could solve the problem.  (P.S. I've been a Photoshop user / reviewer / instructor since the 1990s)

  I thank you in advance for any help or suggestion, you can offer.

  Kind regards

  BJC

  Is your desktop/Explorer flashes if you exit Creative Cloud and only run Photoshop?

  Kind regards

  Assani

• Icon for the DESKTOP disappeared. How can I get that back?

  I have somehow deleted the icon for my taskbar background OFFICE.  How can I get that back?

  Hello

  What operating system is installed on your computer?

  To display the icon on the desktop, visit the link below:

  For Vista: Show, hide, or resize desktop icons

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/show-hide-or-resize-desktop-icons

  For Windows 7: Show, hide, or resize desktop icons

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/show-hide-or-resize-desktop-icons

  For Windows XP: Your desktop icons are missing in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/330170

• Shortcut icons on the desktop does not open.

  Shortcut icons on the desktop does not open unless I select a program in the "Open with" menu that appears whenever I click on a shortcut. This has only started recently. Previously I would click and icon would go directly to the Web site without asking how I want to open it. What is the cause?

  Hello

  · What is the number and the model of the computer?

  · Do you remember all the recent changes on the computer before the show?

  · What is the service pack installed?

  1. you can follow the steps in the link below and check if this can help: cannot open files with extensions such as.exe, .com, and.lnk on a Windows XP computer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923077

  2. online virus scanner and check if any malware or virus detected on the computer activity. You can run the scan for viruses online from the link below: http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  NOTE: Make sure that you select the correct version of the operating system before downloading the scanner)

• Highlight of the icons on the desktop

  All my shortcuts on the desktop are highlighted in blue, as when you go to delete something, how can I fix?  I must have accidentally pressed something to make it go like that, it wasn't like her week last thanks

  Here is another article that addresses some more things to try to get rid of the blue highlight:

  "Remove the shaded blue icon on the desktop."

  <>http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_xp-Desktop/remove-the-shaded-blue-icon-from-desktop/ff9b7396-35C1-4209-be6b-1da103758e39 >

  HTH,

  JW

• Cannot add icon on the desktop

  I just installed a program call CCCleaning using Download.com. After you install the software to clarify on any virus that I might have, I rebooted my computer. Once started all my icon on my desk right away. When I try to right click on my mouse, nothing appears. So what I did I pres Ctrl + Alt + Delete, the the window Task Manager appears. When I select the new task, I can pick a certain program it will open. BUT when I try to drag an icon on the desktop, it won't let me. Looks like they disable me to run any shortcut on the desktop. I can open all programs unless I open the Task Manager window and select new task.

  So, I would like to know what I did wrong? Can someone solve this for me?

  Thank you!

  Hello

  Follow these methods mentioned below and check if that helps.

  Method 1: Perform a system restore and see if that helps.

  Perform a system restore will take your computer to a previous state, when he did not face such a problem, this can be done by selecting the correct restore point.

  How to restore Windows XP to a previous state
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306084

  Method 2: run a scan for viruses with Microsoft Safety scanner and check.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note: before you perform security analysis, make a backup of important data.

  Thank you