Thanks Brink, but "Show desktop icons" already checked. Any other ideas welcome. Just on a whim, I opened a command window at the Desktop folder, and "type"d both the .lnk files for one that had...

I think my problem started when I saw a reference (forget where) to the effect that "shutdown", followed by a new power-on, does not do a clean restart of machine/Windows. To get a clean start you...

Thanks Kari. I had composed a long-winded tirade about Powershell and all its irritations, but you got me within sight of my objective. After I had vented, I clicked "Mark Solved" and the forum lost...

I am by no standard a programmer. But in the past, I had a job with a lot of skutwork needed on a daily basis. I.T. was always too busy, and non-I.T. folks were not allowed to do any programming, but...

One thing changes. We get older!

Throughout life, intelligent beings consider a Cost-benefit-ratio to every action. With age, the application of that ratio changes considerably as it applies to...

Just a thought, maybe your "open Notepad" process is somehow messed up? If you normally open it from the taskbar, check its properties there to make sure it has nothing strange.
Mine looks like...