To do that would mean unsorting all my icons and if Fences is not the problem, it would be a big hassle to set it up again. I'd rather try something less drastic first such as being related to the .ini files as I described. Any suggestions?
If I remember correctly the two .ini files showing on your desktop may be related to whether you have hidden files set to show, or not show, and the same for system operating files. I had both set to show in Win7 and had two .ini files on my desktop. I just checked and mine are both set to "hide" for W10.
I found that setting under File Explorer Options, open Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > File Explorer Options > click the view tab on the window that comes up, there's a folder named Hidden files and folders that has the setting for Hidden files. Four boxes below that is the Hide protected operating system files setting.
That was the reason for the two.ini files on my desktop on Win7, both were set to "show" That might be they're on yours.
Drat, I was hoping a new shortcut would not exhibit this behavior
I think Ztruker provided the solution, he was helping in another thread - uninstalling Fences was the solution.
+1 Ztruker !
The desktop.ini files contain information on how to present folders to the desktop
There are many things that could be in there, but I don't believe any would affect the issue. Mostly icons, overlays, content type, name s, format ... that sort of stuff).
See: Why Are There Two Desktop.ini Files On My Desktop What Do They Do?
To do that would mean unsorting all my icons and if Fences is not the problem, it would be a big hassle to set it up again. I'd rather try something less drastic first such as being related to the .ini files as I described. Any suggestions?
Create a System image to restore if Fences is not the culprit
if Fences is the culprit - installing it new instead of carrying it over in an upgrade might fix it.
Otherwise, uninstall it.
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First, I forgot to confirm that Slartybart's instructions to remove the Lock Screen worked great. Thanks.
CmmTch: The path you wrote doesn't lead to the hidden files option in File Explorer for me. I got to it by File and the View tab and to the right is Hidden Items and it was checked. I unchecked it and the .ini icons disappeared. I had it set to show hidden files in Win7 for easier troubleshooting. My issue isn't that I don't want to see the .ini file icons though, it's about a possible conflict caused by them both existing. From what you wrote it sounds as if that having two may not be a problem. I guess I can just cut/paste the CCleaner shortcut into the desktop and see what happens.
If I still have problems with the icons I'll create a restore point then uninstall Fences. I guess if the icons can then be dragged afterwards, that would be a good indication Fences itself was the problem.
Thanks. DesktopOk looks like a viable alternative.
Since the two desktop .ini file icons are normal, I just hid them behind a desktop sticky. I'm going to hold on to the the icon for the Elevated Command Prompt for now, just in case I roll back to Win7, although it's looking good to keep Win10. I created another shortcut icon for Ccleaner and it ran ok but I didn't execute the cleaner because of what it showed in the pre-clean list, below.
Inside the blue box are some programs. Ccleaner's never listed such items before. This is the first cleaning since I Installed the Win10 update. I haven't been asked anything about the these programs since the update. Did Win10 uninstall these programs automatically? What does this mean and what should I do?
That CCleaner screen says your OS is Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit ...Not Windows 10 Pro. ???
You can type "winver" in your dos prompt admin to check on which Windows version you are running.
Ccleaner among other things shows you have about 1,278MB of dump files, meaning programs on your computer that have crashed.
CCleaner is not removing any of those programs you have listed in your square box, its just cleaning out the un-needed files from those programs.
The check with "winver" says it's Win10 Pro. Ok, interesting about the dump files. Not sure what they are but I did have a crashing problem initially after the Win10 update. It's become more stable after the recommended uninstall of Spybot S&D. So these dump files are the result of those earlier crashes?
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