Questions tagged [desktop]
The part of a graphical user interface upon which other elements like icons, windows, toolbars or widgets are placed. For questions about software that provides this interface (like Gnome or KDE), use the [desktop-environments] tag. For questions about non-portable personal computers, use the [desktop-computer] tag.
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How to make Windows Desktop icon size stay permanent?
At some point I needed to resize the (Windows) desktop icons.
So I adjusted the relevant windows registry items, for both icon size and spacing, as widely described elsewhere. Specifically:
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Folder and Printer sharing from Windows 11 to another machine
I have shared a folder and connected it to another machine, which worked before, however now I can only see the folder from the other machine and can't open it:
No more connections can be made to this ...
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Display error: screen gets divided or shown with offset - Arch Linux - desktop manager
I have installed Arch Linux in a Lenovo tablet. The resolution and the image is good, but som times (apparently when I have not interacted with the screen in a while) the screen gets divided or ...
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Windows 10 no Icons or Thumbnails or Properties
This morning on restart my Windows 10 system does not display icons on the desktop or in Windows Explorer. In the taskbar, Windows displays a default icon:
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So the task bar ...
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How do I arrange windows at the top and bottom with the square in Windows 11?
I use Windows 11/64. The small square at the top left of a window allows you to arrange the window on the desktop: e.g. left, right, top right, bottom left, etc.
I'm missing the top and bottom ...
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How to glue a browser window to the desktop?
A student with ADHD has asked me for a way to to "glue" his school schedule to the desktop so he will not be able to close or ignore it. It's in a Google Docs document, and it should be ...
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The system shortcuts like "Computer Management" keep resetting their position on Windows 10 desktop
When I create a shortcut for any MMC service (e.g. "Computer Management") on my desktop, it keeps resetting its position on reboot.
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How can I read the Voltage supplied from PMBUS or SMBus
I am able to control the voltage supplied to a desktop. How can I read that voltage back using Linux terminal. I have tried i2c and hwmon and nothing seemed to have the right values.
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Windows11: where is my current desktop background image file in slideshow? [duplicate]
My desktop background is set to slideshow. At this moment I am seeing an image on the desktop. How do I find the corresponding image file?
For example, it would be enough to find the slideshow ...
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Is it possible to configure location on desktop where screenshots are saved in macOS?
I take screenshots that I mainly use to send to co-workers in Slack. Screenshots are automatically saved to the desktop.
I tend to move the icon to the bottom corner of the screen so I can drag them ...
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How to print from an iPad to HP8600 Officejet Pro without using Wi-Fi?
I have an HP 8600 OfficeJet Pro, an iPad and a Dell desktop. I can't print from the iPad using Bluetooth.
If I connect the printer to the desktop with a USB cable, could I then print from the iPad ...
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Right-click on Desktop does not raise context menu on remote Windows 10 after Windows Update?
I usually use remmina on Linux to connect to a Windows 10 desktop machine over RDP:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>systeminfo
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise
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Why do I see a box outlined with my email address in it pointing to the corner of a cell of my Excel spreadsheet? What is it? How do I get rid of it?
In Excel 2010, my spreedsheet has automatically produced a box with my email address in it and pointing to a SUM(Name) cell.
What is that? How can I remove it?
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Why won’t my Alienware desktop PC start up after changing the CMOS battery?
I recently replaced the CMOS battery in my Alienware desktop PC and now it will not start up at all.
I replaced the CMOS battery and started the PC without problems (Windows 10) and used it for a day ...
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Can I replace the WiFi card within my System76 Thelio Mira?
System76 is notorious for having good documentation for repairs/replacements, but alas, I cannot find any details on how to remove the WiFi card.
Does anyone know where the WiFi card on System76's ...
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Firefox does not activate when opening urls from the command line
I'm running Firefox 130.0.1 on Fedora 40. When opening URLs from the command line (e.g., by typing firefox google.com), the URL opens successfully, but Firefox doesn't activate -- that is, it does not ...
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How to remove the annoying bue box around icons and folders when you hovering around it or click on it?
I spent the whole day trying to find this. On Windows 10 when you move cursor over folders or icons it get blue selection box around. It can be pretty annoying when you have to list a lot of icons or ...
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Temporary desktop blackout
we are using in company Lenovo T16 notebooks which we are connecting to monitors via Lenovo docking stations.
Recently, I got called several times regarding "Temporary blackout" which occurs ...
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All icons missing from desktop and explorer
All icons disappeared when was trying to Remove UAC Icon Overlays (Blue-Yellow Shields).
I followed these instructions ; https://superuser.com/a/356301/2165882
Disable UAC [User Account Control] by ...
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Power supply unit only flashes on and off. What does it mean and what should I do?
This PC is from 2014, It's an Asus M51AC-US002S. In 2018 I upgraded the GPU. it's worked fine ever since. I hadn't used it in a few days then 2 days ago I woke it up and the screen just said "...
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How to have 5 different always-on-top notes, one on each screen?
Screen as in the different desktops in mac os
I'm using macOS and I frequently work with multiple spaces. I'm looking for a way to have 5 different notes or quick notes that are always on top of all ...
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Chrome Remote Desktop disconnect immediately
I have a Ubuntu remote machine which I am trying to connect. I get the following message about launching the X session and then it disconnects immediately.
Any idea how to solve the issue?
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Why all my windows refresh and stutter every half hour, at exactly 00 and 30 minutes?
I'm using Windows 10 Professional on a desktop PC. At exactly 0 and 30 minutes of each hour the whole system stutters and lags for a moment. I.e. every half hour. Looks like this: each window gets a ...
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Enter Bios/UEFI from desktop shortcut
I am currently dual booting windows and linux, i dont want to use grub because grub tends to get very flakey the longer things go on.
IS there a way for me to create a desktop shortcut in linux to ...
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Hide user folders in Windows explorer
They are back! After a recent (June/2024) update these undesired links to folders are back. I have tried all methods of removing them to no avail. And now there's a link to Gallery on the Drives panel ...
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Windows 11 shortcuts on desktop not found via start search?
This seems so weird. I have some shortcuts on the desktop and when I click start or press win key, I just want to type beginning of those filenames and have it apper, but they don't! Seems like this ...
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Hide taskbar on specific desktop
I am using Windows 10 but this question can probably apply to other versions of Windows.
I want to open multiple desktops in windows and swap between them using the WIN+TAB shortcut. I don't always ...
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Monitor signal cutting in and out repeatedly after hibernation
I am on Windows 11. This started happening only a few days ago after I had manually ended the LampArray Translation Service from Task Manager. Many users are suggesting this task interferes with ...
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Windows 7 - Block Wallpaper Change BUT allow Selected Slideshow Wallpapers
System: Windows 7 Pro with SP2
Please can you help me find a solution to Allow Wallpaper Slideshow using a preselected folder BUT block anyone from changing the wallpaper.
The issue I am coming up ...
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folder icons on the desktop are cut in half
As the title suggests, for some reason the file icons are cut in half like this
I have found no solutions on the internet other than this and the solutions failed.
What should i do?
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windows 11: how to display on the desktop just the folder and icons of choice?
Having the desktop of my windows 11 PC full of folder and file icons I would like to know if it is possible (with a free app or other way) to make visible only the ones I choose; all the available ...
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Windows 11: how to unhide recycle bin icon when all desktop icons are set on hidden?
I set my desktop icons hidden, but I need only the recycle bin. How to unhide it without changing the settings of the other desktop icons?
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desktop icons on win 8.1 appear white
Some of the icons on the desktop are normal others suddenly appeared as white squares.
I tried changing the registry entry: exefile\shellex\iconhandler.
However there is no iconhandler to change?
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Windows 11: Blank desktop icons for some apps (calculator and time)
I created desktop shortcuts for a few Windows 11 apps (by drag-and-drop from the start menu), and their icons turned to the default blank page after a short while (maybe when restarting the Explorer, ...
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File icons on desktop moving left when they are renamed
Sometimes when I rename a file on my Desktop, the icon position gets reset to a position in the top left corner.
My PC is running Windows 11 Home, version 22H2, OS Build 22621.3155.
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HP Swift1 running Win 10 Home has given me file icons with non-ASCII characters
After moving some files around to reorganize the file system on my laptop, I noticed several weird icons on the Desktop. These file icons have names like [], [][], e| ¼[][], where the [] is of ...
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How do application menus detect subcategories from .desktop files?
GNOME Flashback's Application Menu, KDE Plasma Application Menu, etc. categorize apps into folders and subfolders like the traditional Windows Start menu. An app like MenuLibre can be used to edit ...
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Can one monitor be set in same way just like you have two monitors?
Can one monitor be set in same way just like you have two monitors, so you can watch fullscreen youtube/videos and one program at each half?
Or this can be only done with two monitors?
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Custom second right click menu always
I want a second right click menu to always appear with my own custom options and commands.
I'm on Lubuntu linux right now with LXQt and I don't think that can be easily changed. I'm not sure how that ...
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Disable audio and popup in MS Teams desktop for everything except calls and meeting notifications
Goal: minimize intrusive notifications. I want all notifications to be only within Teams and not audible except for Calls and Meeting notifications. I want all other notifications to be only within ...
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Why won't my MSI Z90A finish POSTing if HDMI is not connected? [duplicate]
I just got new desktop built based on https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z790-A-WIFI with no additional GPU (for now) but relying only on Core i7 integrated graphics.
Everything works fine when HDMI ...
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How do I get my monitor to go in standby when my computer is off or sleeping?
Brief description of the problem:
Whenever I turn my computer OFF or into sleep mode, the monitor does not go into standby mode, and shows "No signal" indefinitely.
I recently changed ...
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In Windows 11, is there a way to show desktop by right-clicking the taskbar?
On Windows 10, I was really accustomed to showing desktop by right-clicking the taskbar and selecting "Show desktop". That was easier to me than clicking on the bottom-right corner. Now I ...
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Remove xfce without terminal access or default root account
I purged any packages related to xfce on Debian, and when I rebooted the login screen was still there. Upon login, there was only the wallpaper and a right click context menu available. Launching ...
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Disable virtual desktop animation in Windows 11 22H2 September Update
As a follow up to my previous question, as of update KB5032190 the virtual desktop animations now play while switching between virtual desktops via Win + Tab as well. The speed is really bothering me (...
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Desktop entry equivalents on Windows and macOS?
What are the equivalents of Freedesktop's .desktop entry for different operating systems?
I'm making a Python package that would allow managing and registering such entries for other python packages ...
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Desktop Icons and all other things grow larger
I am using my pc for coding and listening song simultaneously but suddenly my pc stop working and screen got turn off this happens frequently. But when I tried to pause the song and got no response I ...
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Windows 10 laptop is loading the wrong desktop every time it reboots
After rebooting a laptop, the entire desktop changed to a different one and many apps got uninstalled. From what I've been able to gather from my friend, it seems like they forced it off by holding ...
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Outlook 365 desktop - Unread Mail folder - mark selected emails as read and some disappear
Viewing emails listed in Unread Mail, I select a few similar emails and mark as read with Ctrl+Q. Some of those emails then disappear from this view. They're still there in the inbox, etc. but ...
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Speed up virtual desktop animation in Windows 11 22H2 September Update
Windows 11 did not use to have an animation for switching virtual desktops using Ctrl+Win+LeftArrow / RightArrow. It did have an animation for switching using the 4-finger trackpad gesture on laptops, ...