Icons ((link)): Refresh Desktop

Users generally perform a desktop refresh for one of the following reasons:

For a totally clean look, right-click > View > Uncheck Show desktop icons . 3. The "Restyler" (Personalization) refresh desktop icons

If graphical artifacts persist across the whole UI: Users generally perform a desktop refresh for one

Right-click > Sort by > Name, Size, Item type, or Date modified. refresh desktop icons

If a simple refresh doesn't work, the underlying process (Explorer.exe) might be stuck. Restarting it resets the entire taskbar and desktop environment without requiring a full system reboot. Open the Task Manager by pressing . Find Windows Explorer in the "Processes" tab.