Some of you have seen green check marks on your desktop files, folders, and some icons. These check marks appear at the bottom left side of files, folders, and shortcut icons placed on the desktop.

The blue and yellow shield is an Icon Overlay. If you wish to remove it, try our suggestions – one is sure to help you: Reinstall the application and set Compatibility Change UAC Level Use NirCMD to ...

You may want to free up some space on your desktop for a more aesthetically minimalist look and to simply de-clutter. In this guide we will show you how to hide desktop icons in Windows 10. Hiding ...

William Beaver asked for “a simple, safe” way to remove the arrows from the shortcuts on his desktop. Shortcuts point to files–usually but not always programs–that are stored elsewhere on your drive.