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Suddenly all my desktop icons have green check marks on them. What does it mean? How do I fix them?
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Suddenly all my desktop icons have green check marks on them. What does it mean? How do I fix them?
Hi,
Do you use norton 360? Norton -> Settings -> Backup Settings -> Backup Status Overlays -> OFF -> Apply. After you run your next backup (you can do it manually) the check marks will disappear.
Hope this helps.
but i still have the green checks on the icons when i refreshed the page i dont have norton installed though i dont have one drive ither.
WHAT TYPE OF BACKUP SOFTWARE DO YOU HAVE? IN MY CASE, THE CHECK MARK ONLY INDICATED THAT "NO THREATS" WERE FOUND.
but i still have the green checks on the icons when i refreshed the page i dont have norton installed though i dont have one drive ither.
F5 also works to get rid of the x's the same way as green check marks. Hit F5 a few clicks, icons will disappear for a few seconds then reappear with no X's or green check marks. Honestly, they will reappear from time to time so you have to do F5 again. I think it's something to do with Win 10, but I'm no techie. I still can't tell you why they come in the first place or what they are for.
Our problem have been resolved with the check marks.
Thank you,
