Windows 10 Pro
Ver 22H2 Build 19045.4355
I am getting this strange encounter and it happens quite often.
My desktop shortcut arrows change shape by themselves.
Eventually they will return to the original "arrow" form. No big deal.
Just wonder why and if anyone having this issue also.
Thank you.
Last edited by davidhk; 2 Weeks Ago at 12:15.
The middle one will be something like Onedrive, sync status.
These are 'icon overlays' - often asked about.
green-tick-or-blue-arrows-icon-overlay-displayed-for-files-in-windows-explorer
Can't make out the ones in your last screenshot: please post screenshots thus
as per tutorial, so they expand when clicked on. Thanks.
That is how I post screnshots. The only way I know.The middle one will be something like Onedrive, sync status.
These are 'icon overlays' - often asked about.
green-tick-or-blue-arrows-icon-overlay-displayed-for-files-in-windows-explorer
Can't make out the ones in your last screenshot: please post screenshots thus
as per tutorial, so they expand when clicked on. Thanks.
Can't make the screenshot any clearer. Sorry.
Adding : Tried to give you rep points but said I had to give rep to others first.
Great, thanks- no worries, as they say.
Many people choose to uninstall Onedrive- others find it useful. There are numerous sources of icon overlays.
The icon overlays in that last screen shot appear to be some kind of 'File Sharing' icon:
Similar issue found here:
Desktop Icon Shortcut Overlay Randomly Changing
Apparently after many differing attempts, an 'In-place Upgrade' as a fix was somewhat successful.
Also here's a decent visual list of icon overlays and their associated programs:
List of shell icon overlay identifiers - Wikipedia
Although this 'File Sharing' icon is sadly absent.
It does look like the last screenshot I had.The icon overlays in that last screen shot appear to be some kind of 'File Sharing' icon:
Similar issue found here:
Desktop Icon Shortcut Overlay Randomly Changing
Apparently after many differing attempts, an 'In-place Upgrade' as a fix was somewhat successful.
I have DropBox. OneDrive had been uninstalled some time ago.
This does not create problem for me, but I'll do a sfc, just for the heck of it.
Thank you.
Wow! From Vista to Win 10, this is the faster sfc completion. Record time!!
If it would have said that it could not repair these files, then from a Command Prompt run as Admin and Copy and Paste or type
DISM /Online /CLEANUP-IMAGE /RestoreHealth pressing Enter
When that completes,. type again
SFC /scannow pressing Enter
It now should say There are no Integrity Violation meaning, all files are now repaired.
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