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-====== Desktop and Task Bar Icons ======+====== Flashing Desktop Icons ======
  
-Sometimes Desktop and Taskbar icons get 'messed up'.  They go 'white'.  It seems to happen mostly in environments using [[networking:windows:active_directory:roaming_profiles|Roaming Profiles]] and [[networking:windows:active_directory:folder_redirection|Redirected Folders]].  Environments we use 100% of the time. :-\+Sometimes users may see 'flashing' or 'flickering' Windows Desktop icons when using Remote Desktop (RDS) connections.
  
-===== Create or Repair Desktop Icons =====+Basically, this issue occurs in remote Desktop sessions when a significant number of certain types of icons (such as PDF) are stored on a user's Desktop.  Windows constantly updates these icons to facilitate the display of changes (motion, previews) in dynamic icons.
  
-If the shortcut icon exists and is 'messed up':+The solution is to tell Windows to just display the icons as 'icons'.
  
-**Right-click -> delete the problem icon**+To stop the 'flashing', select the checkbox for:
  
-then+**File Explorer -> View (tab) -> Options -> View (tab) -> Always show icons, never thumbnails**
  
-**Locate or Search for apps in the Start Menu (Metro) -> right-click The app icon -> Pin to Desktop** 
  
-===== Create or Repair Task Bar Icons ===== 
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-I've found the Task Bar icons to be particularly flaky and the reason is not overly obvious.  I think they probably work fine in simple, non-roaming profile, non-redirected folders environments. 
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-In my case, I avoid using Task Bar icons...mostly.  If I deem it 'worth it', I just delete them and recreate them when they 'flake out'. 
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-**Right-click -> delete the problem icon** 
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-then 
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-**Run the app -> right-click -> pin to Task Bar** 
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