Strange/Unwanted Icons on Desktop Of New Lenovo Desktop


bob17821

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Hi,

I've just installed a new Lenovo Legion Tower and ran thru the setup process. I did not import anything from an existing system. The desktop has a number of icons on the left side of the desktop: Win11 Icons.png

The first four I understand. But the last four I do not. I've done nothing with WhatsApp or Zoom on this machine. "Get Support" and "My Warranty" are not so surprising. BUT in all four cases I do not know how to get rid of these icons. It's easy to image my desktop being covered with such icons soon!

Thanks, Bob
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 (as of 12/17/2021)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo P1 (a laptop)
    CPU
    i7
    Memory
    32GB
    Screen Resolution
    4K
  • Operating System
    Win11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Legion
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-12700
    Motherboard
    No Idea
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    GEFORCE RTX 3060Ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    4K
Have you tried uninstalling the items you don't want? Though I would say that most people would be installing WhatsApp and Zoom anyway. Get Support does what it says in the title and guess what you get with a new machine - Warranty.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude 7530
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1265u
    Memory
    16Gb
@bob17821

Just delete the icons you don't want.
Their programs are probably in the Start Menu anyway.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦22631.3374 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
Looking at the default icon type for .exe files with no built in icon and also used for .msi setup files, I would say these are just shortcuts to the setup files for those apps, probably held on the restore partition or a hidden Lenovo apps partition.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 22H2, build: 22621.521
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Scan 3XS Custom 1700
    CPU
    Intel i7-12700K 3.6GHz Base (5.0GHz Turbo)
    Motherboard
    Asus ProArt Creator B660 D4
    Memory
    64GB DDR 3600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Tuff RTX 3080 10GB OC
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gigabyte G32QC 32inch 16:9 curved @2560 x 1440p 165Hz Freesync Premium Pro/ Dell SE2422H 24inch 16:9 1920 x 1080p 75Hz Freesync
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440p & 1920 x 1080p
    Hard Drives
    WD SN570 1TB NVME (Boot), Samsung 870QVO 1TB (SSD), SanDisk 3D Ultra 500Gb (SSD) x2, Seagate 3Tb Expansion Desk (Ext HDD), 2x Toshiba 1Tb P300 (Ext HDD)
    PSU
    Corsair RM1000X Modular
    Case
    Corsair 4000D Airflow Desktop
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H150i RGB Pro XT 360mm Liquid Cooler, 3 x 120mm fans, 1x Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Internet Speed
    800Mbs
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
Looks like they are being sync'd from the OneDrive/Desktop, so likely are desktop icons from another PC that's using the same OneDrive account.

The giveaway on the icons, is the little green tick in circle icon in lower left of icons.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64bit 22H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build PC
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8 Cores (16 Threads)
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF B450+ Gaming
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 2133MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce RTX 2060 12GB PCIe
    Sound Card
    RealTek Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI 24in Curved Gaming
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD
    2TB SSD
    2TB HDD
    PSU
    850w Fully-Modular
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series™ 200R Compact ATX Case
    Cooling
    AIO CPU Fan & 6x 12in Case Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G910
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 LightSpeed
    Internet Speed
    350Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 64bit 22H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build PC
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6GHz 6 Cores (12 Threads)
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B450M Gaming
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 2133MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    nVidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB PCIe
    Sound Card
    RealTek Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 24in
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    240GB SSD
    2TB HDD
    PSU
    550w Semi-Modular
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series™ 200R Compact ATX Case
    Mouse
    TeckNet Wireless
    Keyboard
    TeckNet
    Internet Speed
    500Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton 360

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