Windows 8.1 folder black shadow bug in dialog icons/context menu

Anonymous
2013-10-25T08:52:11+00:00

There's a bug in the Windows 8.1 dialog box and context menu.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Create empty folder
  2. Delete folder, the dialog box will show the folder icon with a black line.

This is also present in the context menu selection, more specifically in the 'send to', icons are surrounded by a black edge. But hovering over them will make the black lines disappear. 

I can perfectly replicate it on 3 machines (2 of which are clean installs of 8.1), other users have also confirmed it. See screenshots below.

I'm using the latest WHQL Nvidia driver if that matters.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-05-17T22:15:40+00:00

    One way here -> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/disable-empty-recycle-bin-confirmation-windows-7/

    if your system is x64 copy nircmd to system32 & syswow64

    :)

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-04-03T12:48:21+00:00

    I don't want to speak to fast, but it seams to be fixed in Windows 10 TCP.

    Aren't there other (in my opinion hideous) icons in Windows 10 that have replaced the W8 ones?

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-03-29T15:21:08+00:00

    I don't want to speak to fast, but it seams to be fixed in Windows 10 TCP.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-03-29T15:04:43+00:00

    Same bug here. But I have latest nvidia driver and latest intel HD graphics driver installed. I have done all the windows updates. But the problem still persists

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