Our computer looks fresh and good with our desktop icons. We all must have placed some or other icons on our desktop and thus it has become a common problem that we often see either Blue or a different Color Shadow under the icons placed at our desktop.
So if you are also facing this problem and doesn’t actually know how to fix this problem then here is the solution.
Solution:
1. This problem is only caused when we have selected the option of “Lock Web Items on Desktop”. To turn it off, right click on the desktop and go to “Arrange Icons By” and uncheck the option of “Lock Web Items on Desktop”.
2. This option should have solved your problem but if you just like to change the blue color and not turn it off, then right click on desktop.
3. Click on Properties -> Appearance -> Advanced button. Now select “Desktop” from the Item drop down list and choose the desired color in the “color1” option.
Update:
One of our readers ersin, found a working solution which is
- Go to Display Properties -> Desktop tab -> Customize Desktop -> Web tab
- Make sure that you have both the web pages listed below and the option Lock Desktop Items Unchecked.
- OK and exit.
I’ve still this problem after taking the precaution. I think it has no soln or some other thing will be…
Dear all,
thanks from all ,i done it is working.
neamt
thank’s ersin you really help me to solve this problem>>>thak’s broth again.
thanks very much….you r gr8
if you are having trouble with icon shadows on your desktop, right click on my computer, click on properties, advanced, click on perfomace settings, high light customs in list below, on box below scroll and un check use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop, click apply, close all, right click on my computer, click properties, click on advanced, performace and settings, now click let windows choose what is best for my computer, click apply, click ok, click ok. done dusted. i win, i win freedom for all there you go. signed by the shit happens.
I followed the above process but not working in my case.
so please provide me any other alternative.
thanks very much it worked……..
Hi,
My toshiba laptop with windows7 got the check mark on few icons like real player,google chrome, etc
I have been through somany suggestion but didnt work nothing.
(a blue arrow lower left side of the Icon within a tiny white box) does not effect on any programme. but its a Eye sour for me. I just wanna get rid of.
fixing solution will be highly appriciated.
Great Job It Work
THANKS ERSIN, ur tip helped to get rid of dat ugly blue shadow from my icons, last time i formatted my system
Thanks a lot
aaron thats great.. thankx dude.!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, it solves my problem thanks a lot..
The blue effect under the icons in my desktop is very irritating to me.Can you please tell me why it is appearing after formating my system every time.I think that i didn’t install any anti-virus software in my system.
Thanks a lot abid your idea worked thanks a lot buddu
go to mu computer properties click on advance then click on performance setting,click on “let window choose what is best for my computer then apply it will solve your problem.
go to my computer properties click on advance then click on performance setting,click on “Let window choose what is best for my computer then apply it will solve your problem.
right click my computer >properties > advanced > visual effects settings and check use drop shadows
I have solved my problem by abid’s solution thanks a lot
Thanks to Mohamed Massoud . It really worked for me
hey Abid, Thanks for ur opinion, it really worked with me.
after to much headache i got solution by Mohamed Massoud, thanx lot,and head’s of to u.
i try the all but does not change that blue colour.please give the solution.
follow the below instructions exactly as written if you want to completely rid out of this problem:-
Right click on your empty desktop select Propreties -> Desktop Tab -> Click “Customize Desktop” Button -> Web Tab -> there are some checked web pages uncheck to all of them then delete if you want, but only one which is “My Current Home Page” is default which is Unable to delete but unchecked them too and also uncheck to “lock web items” click “Ok” on next screen click “Apply” Then “ok”
Note: if the above instruction is not solved ur problem follow this below instruction:
Right click on your my computer -> properties -> Advance tab -> Click “setting” button under performance -> Visual Effect Tab Select “let windows choose what’s best for my computer” Radio Button Then Click “Apply” and then “ok”
The above 2 instruction will solve your problem 100% for sure.
Thanks & Regards,
Abid
Thannx to solve the blue shadow problem of desktop
Actually given instructions are not sufficient for some systems……
Follow this if the above instructions did not worked…
1.right click on desktop and go to arrange icons by,then uncheck LOCK WEB ITEMS ON DESKTOP
2. Now press the winows key and press the PAUSE(BREAK)key from your keyboard….
3.SYSTEM PROPERTIES will appear
4.go to ADVANCED tab
5 In the PERFORMANCE…select SETTINGS
6.PERFORMANCE OPTIONS will appear
7.In the VISUAL EFFECTS tab….select ..LET WINDOWS
CHOOSE WHATS BEST FOR MY COMPUTER
8.Under the box make sure that all the check marks have been checked…..Don’t uncheck any point…
9.Now…APPLY…OK…OK
10.Again right click on desktop and goto propertie….
select DESKTOP tab …
11.Select CUSTOMIZE DESKTOP….Select WEB tab….
12.If there is any other option appears in the box excluding MY CURRENT HOME PAGE………..Select it and DELETE….
13.TICK OUT the LOCK DESKTOP items below….
14.OK…..OK
15……..ENJOY AS BEFORE…….
ersin, thank you very much it worked i m happy without any shadow…
hello i am vijay i am try in your idea but this is not working also what can i do?
before one gay also said arrange ican by then lock web item indesktop this one also not working
hiiii vijay……
….this is assassin..i m afraid that it didint worked in ur system.
I have given the cmplt step above …see and work on that…u l see that definitely it will work…
I tried all the options provided in this link. But the Blue shadow just does not go. Its really very irritating. Anyone could provide some other solution other than the ones listed above.
Thank you very much it worked for me…………………..
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Right click on desktop properties->desktop tab->customize desktop tab->Web tab->Remove all check mark->apply ok.
THNKS, GULAM
right click on desktop than properties than select desktop than customize desktop than web remove any temporary internet file from their save everything done ok worked for me
Dear sir,
Thanking very much sir,its very useful unknown person i tried lot of dayes.today i sloved my removing blue color icons
thanks abid sir as per your instructions my problems solved 100%
Ty ersin
Thank you so much to of wonderful suggestions..In my case,
1.right click on desktop and go to arrange icons by,then uncheck LOCK WEB ITEMS ON DESKTOP
2. Now press the winows key and press the PAUSE(BREAK)key from your keyboard….
3.SYSTEM PROPERTIES will appear
4.go to ADVANCED tab
5 In the PERFORMANCE…select SETTINGS
6.PERFORMANCE OPTIONS will appear
7.In the VISUAL EFFECTS tab….select ..LET WINDOWS
CHOOSE WHATS BEST FOR MY COMPUTER
8.Under the box make sure that all the check marks have been checked…..Don’t uncheck any point…
9.Now…APPLY…OK…OK
10.Again right click on desktop and goto propertie….
select DESKTOP tab …
11.Select CUSTOMIZE DESKTOP….Select WEB tab….
12.If there is any other option appears in the box excluding MY CURRENT HOME PAGE………..Select it and DELETE….
13.TICK OUT the LOCK DESKTOP items below….
14.OK…..OK
15……..ENJOY AS BEFORE…….Works well
Thank you Assasin
I was really crying of the problem and now i am so happy now because my problem is solved. I am confused if there is any other word which is thousand times greater than the word thank you. i would like to express that word to the solution provider.
Padam
I have tried all of the solutions on this page to remove blue highlights. They are not working. How about new solutions
hi,
the solution you have given worked ……thanik
you so so so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I tried the first option doesn’t help but the update helped. It Works!!!!! Thank you so much.:)
Thanks
I am running XP. I WANT to lock my desktop icons (can’t tell you how many hours I’ve spent having rearrange them after a reboot), but I DON’T want the hideous shadows. Does anyone know of a fix for this?
I would *really* appreciate any help.
Thank you
woooooooooo thanks to all advice it really works…..
thank you ti mr Saeed Ahmed Mulla
ur advised helped me much more i remove the blue color on my desktop thankyou a lot…
I am running win 7, can’t find any of the instructions that match win 7. Help!
THANKS to all tips its really useful your tips once again i told thank ya
the best SOLUTION to remove shadows from desktop icons..rgt click on the screen.,select properties>>desktop>>customize Desktop>>web>>uncheck or delete if there are checked web pages and also uncheck the option”LOCK DESKTOP ITEMS”…This will work 100%..
Thnx
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Thanks a lot Ersin (ersin
May 22nd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
control panel => Display => Desktop > customize Desktop > Web => if there are checked web pages uncheck them and be sure uncheck “lock web items).
It really works and really helped me:)
right click > properties > Desktop > customize Desktop > Web > if there are checked web pages unchecked them and be sure to unchecked lock web items