Windows 8.1 - desktop icons are black squares

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• the desktop icons are black squares

  original title: I con not solve the problem!

  A few months ago, I installed an antivirus program to my computer which made slight modifications to my icons on the desktop.  I recently uninstalled the program and now find that ugly black squares have replaced my beautiful icons. This problem goes away if I'm under view change of medium-sized icons to large icons, but this in turn creates a new problem in obscuring my vision of the naked girl on my wallpaper.  So you can see my dilemma.  How can I restore my icons to their immaculate perfection?

  Try to rebuild the cache icon as follows: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• all my desktop icons are windows mail, so when I want to open any mail arrives

  all my desktop icons are windows mail, so when I want to open any mail arrives

  Use this tutorial:

  Restore the file type associations
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/233243-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

  Scroll down to exe - executable application files.
  Click on the exe

  Follow the instructions in #1 à #7 at the top.

  Scroll to lnk - shortcut link (LNK) files.
  Click on lnk

  Follow the instructions in #1 à #7 at the top.

• The desktop icons are scattered after Windows updates

  I just applied the February patched to my laptop running vista Home premium. I now have a new icon on the bar called "intel graphics media accelerator driver for mobile' tasks and my desktop icons are scattered. What's past and how to fix it. I can't find mention of the graphics accelerator intel in the list of applied patches.

  Suggestions:

  1. go into "View Update history" > mark down the KB # of you February patch.
  2. If your Windows Update is set to Auto, change it to manual.
  3. do a system restore. Choose the date before you install the latest Windows Update as your restore point.
  4. If everything is back to normal after the system restore, ask a question in the Windows Update forum. Ask if this KB # is required to install or if you can ignore that.
  at the moment I am unable to go to the Windows Update forum. So I can't give you the link to the forum. You will have to do it yourself.
  5. soon you will receive the new update available. Check the update. If you find the same update you have problems with, don't install this one until you get the answers from experts in Windows Update.

  How to restore the system:
  Start button > Search box, type system restore > press the Enter key > uac prompt > click on choose a different restore point > next > select dates as your restore point, click
  > Next > finish
  To sit and wait. The machine restarts when it's done.

• My desktop icons are inactive

  original title: my desktop icons are inactive (after I go to a program) ideas?

  If I reboot and work of my office apears the page icons. But if I go to my home page or internet explore or any other program icons are inactive? When starting if I run my mouse over the icons one apears square type reversed around them, but once they become inactive nothing happens.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Hello

   
  (1) that exactly do mean you by icons are inactive?
  (2) you get an error message?
  (3) remember you to make changes to the computer before the question?
   
  See the methods mentioned below and check if that helps
   
  Method 1:
  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks
  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-us

   

  Method 2:

  I also suggest you to start in safe mode and check if you face the same problem. To start in safe mode see the link below:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode
   
  Method 3 :
   
  If the problem does not occur in safe mode, I would recommend that you perform the clean boot.
   
  Put your boot system helps determine if third-party applications or startup items are causing the problem. If so, you need to maybe contact the manufacturer of the program for updates or uninstall and reinstall the program.
   
  See the following article in the Microsoft KB for more information on how to solve a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or Windows 7:
   
  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
   
  Note: After troubleshooting, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the above article.
   
  Hope this information helps.

• The desktop icons are all "Vanilla" - how to restore?

  My hard drive crashed and I reinstalled successfully all of backup drive.  However, I had to reinstall IE8, also successfully.  Only problem is that my desktop icons are all what I call "Vanilla Windows."  While all printed identification, logos custom since sites are missing.  Each of them.  How can I restore them?  Thank you.

  Hi BrettParker,

  ·         The favicons in Internet Explorer and the desktop icons are you referring?

  You can run Microsoft fix mentioned article and check if the problem still persists.

  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-us

  Let us know if that helps.

• The desktop icons are blue on start up

  At the start, my Windows XP desktop icons are blue, and I have to open display properties and click settings to change the color quality of bass (8-bit) to highest (32 bit).  This will be ok until I have to close and then when I start again, it happens everywhere.  Help, please?

  Hi Napo,

  Did you the latest changes on the system?

  Try the steps suggested by TaurArian MVP from the following link and check:

  Remove the shaded blue icon on the desktop

  I restored my computer to an earlier date and this has solved my problem.  Thank you

• on registration of the desktop icons are not displayed

  Registration using Windows XP, the desktop icons do not appear.

  You see only your background image and the wallpaper?

  Miss all your desktop icons and you don't see the taskbar at the bottom of the screen or are simply missing icons and you can see the taskbar at the bottom?

  Check the simple things first.  Right-click on an open space on your desktop, choose Arrange icons by and make sure the option show desktop icons has a check mark next to it.  This will work if you don't miss you that the desktop icons, but still see the Start button and the taskbar.  If you are missing as the Start button and the taskbar, which isn't your problem.

  If only you can see your wallpaper background picture and don't see the desktop icons and no start button or taskbar, this means that the explorer.exe program does not run (and it must be running) or the explorer.exe program are usually afflicted.  A good way to think about at the moment, it is that the process explorer.exe "is" your desktop.

  If this is the case of malware in general prepares.

  What is your system brand and model?

  What is your version of XP and the Service Pack?

  You have a true bootable XP installation CD (it is not the same as any recovery CD provided with your system)?

  Describe your current antivirus and software anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc..

  Sometimes your anti malware program to quarantine (and indeed remove) your file explorer.exe (or other critical files on the XP system) if it finds that the file is infected.  The file may really be infected, but you can know for sure and then reconsider your anti malware options.

  First, you need to get your work desk in order to have room for manoeuvre, then you can solve your problem of potential malware.

  Of your background image, press Ctrl-Alt-Del and open Task Manager.

  Look at the processes tab and if the process explorer.exe is not running, start it as follows:

  In Task Manager, click file, new task, and in the Open box, enter:

  %windir%\explorer.exe

  Click OK and see if get you your office.  If you get an error, we need to know what it says.

  If explorer.exe is already running in the processes tab, it is likely that the object of the affection and will need to be replaced (which is not difficult).

  If you notice that the explorer.exe process is already running in the Task Manager, highlight the explorer.exe process, and then click end process to stop and start a new explorer.exe process as described above.

  If things look right now, your system is still not fixed, but it should be enough usable so now you can fix it.

  I would start with these scans:

  Perform scans for malware first, then these scans by operating clean, difficulty of problems:

  Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs:

  Malwarebytes (MMFA): http://malwarebytes.org/
  SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/

  They can be uninstalled later if you wish.

  Please report back with information about your system and your results if you need additional assistance.

• some of my desktop icons are white, how can I solve them?

  the desktop icons are white and must be corrected. How can I solve this problem?

  Hi, Frédéric L.Jackson,.

  1. Did you the latest changes on the computer?
  2. Are you referring to completely white desktop icons or icons changed?
  3. You have security software installed on the computer?
  4. What happens when you try to access white desktop icons?
  5. Are the program of white desktop icons or any file?

  Method 1

  See the link below and run the Fixit tool available, check if it helps.

  Diagnose and repair Windows files and folders problems automatically

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/windows_file_and_folder_diag/

  Method 2

  Check if the problem persists in the safe mode and post back with the results.

  A description of the options to start in Windows XP Mode

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315222

   

  Method 3

  If the problem does not persist in safe mode, then it is possible that some third-party programs installed on the computer is causing the problem.

  I suggest that you configure the computer in a clean boot state and check if it helps.

  To help resolve the error and other messages, you can start Windows XP by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This type of boot is known as a "clean boot". A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

  See section to learn more about how to clean boot.

  How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353

  Reset the computer to start as usual

  When you are finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

  (a) click Start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

  (b) If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password or click on continue.

  (c) under the general tab, click the Normal startup option, and then click OK.

  (d) when you are prompted to restart the computer, click on restart.

• My desktop icons are HUGE!

  I have my own user account on the Windows Vista operating system.  My account has this problem.  The desktop icons are huge, about 4 times their normal size.  I tried the thing of scrolling mouse control, and change the DPI, neither works.  Does anyone have other ideas?  It's very frustrating, it has only been like this 2 days so I don't know what happened.  I have not downloaded anything new or go to Web sites that I have not visited.  Thanks for the help.

  Your desktop icons are probably assigned to the 'big '. To change back, do a right-click on the desktop, select "View" and choose "medium icons" or "classic icons".
  I hope it works for you.

• my desktop icons are changed and does not directly but opening in the location of the original file.

  original title: my desktop icons are changed and does not directly but opening in the location of the original file. So how do you restore originally propertities of the desktop icons

  Mr President, due to changes attributed to the icons of the office by my children, my desktop icons are changed and does not directly open, but they are open in the location of the original file. So how do you restore originally propertities of the desktop icons

  Thank you.

  Hello

  I suggest you follow the steps mentioned below.

  Method 1: Run the Fix - it.

  Follow the link below and run the Fix - it and check if it helps.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-us

  Method 2: Run a sfc scan.

  Follow the link below and check the resulting errors.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  Method 3: Perform a system restore.

  Follow the link below and perform a restore of the system to a point before, when the system was working fine.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/system-restore-frequently-asked-questions

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-is-system-restore

  It will be useful.

• Whenever I have turn off my monitor, and then turn it back on, all my desktop icons are completely reorganized.

  This issue just started.  Whenever I have turn off my monitor and then turn it back on, all my desktop icons are completely reorganized.  This happens when my system goes into power saving mode, or whenever I have turn off the monitor.  Even if I turn it back on just 5 seconds later, all of my icons are not where they were previously.  Help!

  Suggestions:

  1 a simple way:
  . Right click on desktop > view > uncheck Auto arrange > check snap to grid.

  2. in a more elaborate way and actually a better way. I use this method I have over 150 shortcuts etc on my desk. I can't afford to have shortcuts/icons, rearranging themselves. I won't be able to find anything, if they do.
  Here is the tutorial:
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-layout-in-Windows-Vista/

  Note: The method is not perfect, you can, after a while, have one or 2 icons on the spot. But it's easy to fix.

• The desktop icons are on the opposite side of the screen.

  Original title: Hi my icons in windows vista are in a sense opossite. they look like watching them with a mirror. by example, 'e' (Explorer) turned to the left side.

  What can I do about it? all the desktop icons are like that and I think that its only in the office. Look at the picture.

  http://2.BP.blogspot.com/_9342QYIX70A/TKfItSzrigI/AAAAAAAAAAc/ApRQK3QmULk/S1600/1.jpg

  It seems that your language is not set to English there are the letters that looks like mixed English and Hebrew. He language that reads reversed. Try to reset your language in the language settings in Control Panel regional ang. I hope I could help

• my desktop icons are invisible

  Whenever my computer turn on, my desktop icons are invisible. I right click on the desktop and select 'Show' and I view "show desktop icons" is already checked.  I select anyway and then select again to make the icons appear.  But I have to do this every time that the computer starts.

  Hello

  Follow these steps to remove corruption and missing/damaged file system repair or replacement.

  Run DiskCleanup - start - all programs - Accessories - System Tools - Disk Cleanup

  Start - type in the search box - find command top - RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  sfc/scannow

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
  generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  Then, run checkdisk - schedule it to run at next boot, then apply OK your way out, then restart.

  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

  I hope this helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Help! my desktop icons are the symbol of the computer in them!

  So guys please help me, today I opened my laptop and I found that all my desktop icons are the symbol of the computer in them, it does not affect anything, but im afraid and I want that my icons without the computer, PLZ HELP ME! FAST!

  Rebuild icon cache,

  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html

  Difficulties of file Association for Windows 7
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/blog/file-Asso-fixes-for-Windows-7/

  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html