Solved Desktop Icons?

HowdyDo · Sep 2, 2025

Hi Folks:
I have a strange issue here. Very often when I click on a desktop shortcut (Icon), the whole screen turns blue (highlighted), the Icons are fine, but wallpaper is gone because the background is completely blue. Any advice?

System Info:
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, 64 bit 23H2 fully updated.
Processor: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400, Intel64 Family 6 Model 151 Stepping 5
Processor Count: 12
RAM: 16152 Mb
Graphics Card: Intel(R) UHD Graphics 730, 2047 Mb
Hard Drives: C: 222 GB (111 GB Free); D: 232 GB (221 GB Free);
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd., H610M S2H V2 DDR4
Antivirus: Windows Defender, Enabled and Updated

Rollback_Jockey · Sep 2, 2025

At the fist sign of any issues i head to the usual DISM and SFC checks.

gunrunnerjohn · Sep 2, 2025

HowdyDo · Sep 2, 2025

Rollback_Jockey said:
At the fist sign of any issues i head to the usual DISM and SFC checks.

Details please on DISM & SFC checks, is this a cmd prompt?
I think my problem is related to this critical error? See screen shot. I've run a stress test on my Intel UHD 730 Graphics card, seems OK.

gunrunnerjohn · Sep 2, 2025

Open an admin terminal, WinKey-X, then A

Run the following command.

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth: Scans the image for specific file corruption and identifies potential problems.

If the scan finds problems, run this command next.

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth: This command scans and repairs corrupted system files by downloading and replacing them from the Windows Update servers.

After DISM completes normally, it's time to check the running files against the image you just repaired.

SFC /SCANNOW

Restart your computer: After the process is finished, reboot your computer to apply the changes.

HowdyDo · Sep 3, 2025

I ran the first test, results were "component store" repairable.
I ran the second test and the results were "repaired corrupted" files.
I ran the 3rd test which confirmed that everything was OK now
Rebooted and time will tell.
Thank you very much for those test procedures, you can bet I'll be keeping them for future use.

Rollback_Jockey · Sep 3, 2025

HowdyDo said:
Thank you very much for those test procedures, you can bet I'll be keeping them for future use.

I keep them in a note on my desktops, any sign of freaky behaviour get's them dusted off and actioned.

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore ; Analyse component store integrity

DISM /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup ; Clean Component store

DISM /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase ; Reset Component Store

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

SFC /verifyonly

SFC /Scannow

HowdyDo · Sep 3, 2025

They will be kept here as well. Again, thank you very much. As this problem was intermittent, I hope it's resolved now?

gunrunnerjohn · Sep 3, 2025

HowdyDo said:
They will be kept here as well. Again, thank you very much. As this problem was intermittent, I hope it's resolved now?

The DISM command is actually a wide ranging Windows Image servicing and checking tool that has a lot of functions. I just posted the typical commands you'd use to insure your Windows image is good and the command to insure that your running Windows system files are not compromised.

There's lots more to DISM, read all about it.

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