Desktop icons with white overlay


TomR1945

TomR1945

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Hello!
I am in need of expert advice again.

My home screen icons have changed and now have a white overlay as shown in the attachment.
I have tried several of the online remedies such as deleting the icon cache and having it rebuilt without success.
 
Windows Build/Version
10.0.22623

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    Intel i7-13700K
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    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 64 Gb
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    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI
    Sound Card
    Integrated
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    43" Samsung. UN43AU8000FF
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    4096 X 2160
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    C: Samsung 980 Pro M.2 Gen 4 2 Tb
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    Z: Seagate 8 Tb HDD
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    Corsair SF-1000L
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    Cooler Master N400 ATX
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    Noctua NH-D9L Push/Pull
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    Not a gamer. Just like tinkering. That has been the reason for many hours of searching for solutions!
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro. Version 22H2, Build 22621
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    PC/Desktop
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    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-11700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560M Aorus Pro mATX
    Memory
    Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 3600 CL18 64 Gb(2-32 Sticks)
    Graphics card(s)
    Vision Tek Radeon 7750SFF
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    43" Samsung. UN43AU8000FF
    Screen Resolution
    4096 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    C: Sabrent Rocket M.2 Gen 4 2 Gb
    D: Samsung 870 QVO 8 Tb SSD
    E: HGST Ultrastar HDD 8 Tb
    PSU
    Rosewill PMG 550
    Case
    Cooler Master N-200 Micro ATX
    Cooling
    Noctura NH-D9L Push-Pull
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Internet Speed
    > 175 Mbps Down, >40 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    McAfee
    Other Info
    Just built it for something to do. Used mostly for backup for important stuff.
Hi Tom,

I know it's basic but have you restarted/rebooted your system recently?
If so have you tried -from Run or Command Prompt-

ie4uinit.exe -show <enter>
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 All /Debian/Arch
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
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    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & ADSL Bouygues -fr
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    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
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    Windows 11 Insider Canary
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    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
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    ASUS
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    8 GB
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    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
It looks like another software is doing it. Have you recently installed something new?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home & 🐥.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACER Nitro AN16-41
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 7 7735HS Processor 3.2Ghz
    Motherboard
    RB Sierra_PEH (FP7)
    Memory
    16GB DDR4 5600mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16" QHD+ 165Hz 16:10 IPS Technology
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1200
    Hard Drives
    Hynix HFS001TEJ9X125N : 1024.2 GB
    PSU
    330 Watts
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth.
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACER NITRO
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
    PSU
    180 Watt, 19.5 V
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
try holding down the CTRL key and slowly turn the mouse wheel either way and see if (while the icons are changing size) that the white overlay disappears. that sometimes fixes it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
OAT said:
Hi Tom,

I know it's basic but have you restarted/rebooted your system recently?
If so have you tried -from Run or Command Prompt-

ie4uinit.exe -show <enter>
Click to expand...
Thanks for the suggestion OAT.

Yep, rebooted, and no effect running the command.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro. Version 23H2, Build 10.0.22631
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 64 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    43" Samsung. UN43AU8000FF
    Screen Resolution
    4096 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 980 Pro M.2 Gen 4 2 Tb
    D: Fantom VM8X20 M.2 Gen 4 $ Tb
    Z: Seagate 8 Tb HDD
    E, F, G, H: WD 14 Tb HDD
    PSU
    Corsair SF-1000L
    Case
    Cooler Master N400 ATX
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D9L Push/Pull
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Internet Speed
    >400 Mbps Down, >40 Mbps Up.
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    McAfee
    Other Info
    Not a gamer. Just like tinkering. That has been the reason for many hours of searching for solutions!
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro. Version 22H2, Build 22621
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-11700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560M Aorus Pro mATX
    Memory
    Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 3600 CL18 64 Gb(2-32 Sticks)
    Graphics card(s)
    Vision Tek Radeon 7750SFF
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    43" Samsung. UN43AU8000FF
    Screen Resolution
    4096 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    C: Sabrent Rocket M.2 Gen 4 2 Gb
    D: Samsung 870 QVO 8 Tb SSD
    E: HGST Ultrastar HDD 8 Tb
    PSU
    Rosewill PMG 550
    Case
    Cooler Master N-200 Micro ATX
    Cooling
    Noctura NH-D9L Push-Pull
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Internet Speed
    > 175 Mbps Down, >40 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    McAfee
    Other Info
    Just built it for something to do. Used mostly for backup for important stuff.
Fabler2 said:
It looks like another software is doing it. Have you recently installed something new?
Click to expand...
Thanks for looking.

Yes, several utilities recently. I will uninstall one at a time and see if one is the culprit.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro. Version 23H2, Build 10.0.22631
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 64 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    43" Samsung. UN43AU8000FF
    Screen Resolution
    4096 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 980 Pro M.2 Gen 4 2 Tb
    D: Fantom VM8X20 M.2 Gen 4 $ Tb
    Z: Seagate 8 Tb HDD
    E, F, G, H: WD 14 Tb HDD
    PSU
    Corsair SF-1000L
    Case
    Cooler Master N400 ATX
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D9L Push/Pull
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Internet Speed
    >400 Mbps Down, >40 Mbps Up.
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    McAfee
    Other Info
    Not a gamer. Just like tinkering. That has been the reason for many hours of searching for solutions!
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro. Version 22H2, Build 22621
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-11700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560M Aorus Pro mATX
    Memory
    Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 3600 CL18 64 Gb(2-32 Sticks)
    Graphics card(s)
    Vision Tek Radeon 7750SFF
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    43" Samsung. UN43AU8000FF
    Screen Resolution
    4096 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    C: Sabrent Rocket M.2 Gen 4 2 Gb
    D: Samsung 870 QVO 8 Tb SSD
    E: HGST Ultrastar HDD 8 Tb
    PSU
    Rosewill PMG 550
    Case
    Cooler Master N-200 Micro ATX
    Cooling
    Noctura NH-D9L Push-Pull
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Internet Speed
    > 175 Mbps Down, >40 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    McAfee
    Other Info
    Just built it for something to do. Used mostly for backup for important stuff.
Hollywood said:
try holding down the CTRL key and slowly turn the mouse wheel either way and see if (while the icons are changing size) that the white overlay disappears. that sometimes fixes it.
Click to expand...
Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately, it did not have an effect.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro. Version 23H2, Build 10.0.22631
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 64 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    43" Samsung. UN43AU8000FF
    Screen Resolution
    4096 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 980 Pro M.2 Gen 4 2 Tb
    D: Fantom VM8X20 M.2 Gen 4 $ Tb
    Z: Seagate 8 Tb HDD
    E, F, G, H: WD 14 Tb HDD
    PSU
    Corsair SF-1000L
    Case
    Cooler Master N400 ATX
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D9L Push/Pull
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Internet Speed
    >400 Mbps Down, >40 Mbps Up.
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    McAfee
    Other Info
    Not a gamer. Just like tinkering. That has been the reason for many hours of searching for solutions!
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro. Version 22H2, Build 22621
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-11700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560M Aorus Pro mATX
    Memory
    Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 3600 CL18 64 Gb(2-32 Sticks)
    Graphics card(s)
    Vision Tek Radeon 7750SFF
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    43" Samsung. UN43AU8000FF
    Screen Resolution
    4096 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    C: Sabrent Rocket M.2 Gen 4 2 Gb
    D: Samsung 870 QVO 8 Tb SSD
    E: HGST Ultrastar HDD 8 Tb
    PSU
    Rosewill PMG 550
    Case
    Cooler Master N-200 Micro ATX
    Cooling
    Noctura NH-D9L Push-Pull
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Internet Speed
    > 175 Mbps Down, >40 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    McAfee
    Other Info
    Just built it for something to do. Used mostly for backup for important stuff.
TomR1945 said:
Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately, it did not have an effect.
Click to expand...

Open a Command Prompt with Admin privileges. Type sfc /scannow and press enter. Reboot the computer. Let us know.
Yes, that's a space between c and the forward slash /.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Build Date: March 2022
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-13900KF
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime 690-P
    Memory
    DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 4600
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4080 12GB
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (scaled 125%) (144Mhz Refresh Rate)
    PSU
    1000 Watt
    Cooling
    AIO
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium
Always Why said:
Open a Command Prompt with Admin privileges. Type sfc /scannow and press enter. Reboot the computer. Let us know.
Yes, that's a space between c and the forward slash /.
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See attached screenshot
 

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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro. Version 23H2, Build 10.0.22631
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 64 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    43" Samsung. UN43AU8000FF
    Screen Resolution
    4096 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 980 Pro M.2 Gen 4 2 Tb
    D: Fantom VM8X20 M.2 Gen 4 $ Tb
    Z: Seagate 8 Tb HDD
    E, F, G, H: WD 14 Tb HDD
    PSU
    Corsair SF-1000L
    Case
    Cooler Master N400 ATX
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D9L Push/Pull
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Internet Speed
    >400 Mbps Down, >40 Mbps Up.
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    McAfee
    Other Info
    Not a gamer. Just like tinkering. That has been the reason for many hours of searching for solutions!
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro. Version 22H2, Build 22621
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-11700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560M Aorus Pro mATX
    Memory
    Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 3600 CL18 64 Gb(2-32 Sticks)
    Graphics card(s)
    Vision Tek Radeon 7750SFF
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    43" Samsung. UN43AU8000FF
    Screen Resolution
    4096 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    C: Sabrent Rocket M.2 Gen 4 2 Gb
    D: Samsung 870 QVO 8 Tb SSD
    E: HGST Ultrastar HDD 8 Tb
    PSU
    Rosewill PMG 550
    Case
    Cooler Master N-200 Micro ATX
    Cooling
    Noctura NH-D9L Push-Pull
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Internet Speed
    > 175 Mbps Down, >40 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    McAfee
    Other Info
    Just built it for something to do. Used mostly for backup for important stuff.
TomR1945 said:
See attached screenshot
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That's too bad, it's a nice fixer-upper for Windows. If you have a System Restore point that exists before this all started then take your System back in time to a day or two before you noticed this problem. Or, if you backup your system regularly, use a System Image Backup that you made "before" this icon problem. Good luck!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Build Date: March 2022
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-13900KF
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime 690-P
    Memory
    DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 4600
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4080 12GB
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (scaled 125%) (144Mhz Refresh Rate)
    PSU
    1000 Watt
    Cooling
    AIO
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Premium
Always Why said:
That's too bad, it's a nice fixer-upper for Windows. If you have a System Restore point that exists before this all started then take your System back in time to a day or two before you noticed this problem. Or, if you backup your system regularly, use a System Image Backup that you made "before" this icon problem. Good luck!
Click to expand...
Yes, that is probably what I will end up doing. I just want to see if there is a fix and what caused it.

Thanks for the input!

Tom
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro. Version 23H2, Build 10.0.22631
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 64 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    43" Samsung. UN43AU8000FF
    Screen Resolution
    4096 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 980 Pro M.2 Gen 4 2 Tb
    D: Fantom VM8X20 M.2 Gen 4 $ Tb
    Z: Seagate 8 Tb HDD
    E, F, G, H: WD 14 Tb HDD
    PSU
    Corsair SF-1000L
    Case
    Cooler Master N400 ATX
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D9L Push/Pull
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Internet Speed
    >400 Mbps Down, >40 Mbps Up.
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    McAfee
    Other Info
    Not a gamer. Just like tinkering. That has been the reason for many hours of searching for solutions!
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro. Version 22H2, Build 22621
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-11700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560M Aorus Pro mATX
    Memory
    Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 3600 CL18 64 Gb(2-32 Sticks)
    Graphics card(s)
    Vision Tek Radeon 7750SFF
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    43" Samsung. UN43AU8000FF
    Screen Resolution
    4096 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    C: Sabrent Rocket M.2 Gen 4 2 Gb
    D: Samsung 870 QVO 8 Tb SSD
    E: HGST Ultrastar HDD 8 Tb
    PSU
    Rosewill PMG 550
    Case
    Cooler Master N-200 Micro ATX
    Cooling
    Noctura NH-D9L Push-Pull
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Internet Speed
    > 175 Mbps Down, >40 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    McAfee
    Other Info
    Just built it for something to do. Used mostly for backup for important stuff.
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