Around a week ago my desktop started acting weird and I cannot interact with the first two row of icons on my desktop. I have no access to that part using mouse at all. However, I can click on the third row icons and then using my arrow keys I can access the first two row. It's not only about the icons though; when I drag an icon using the mouse to that first two row (even where there is no icon) the pointer changes to the stop sign showing I have no access to that part.
I have read similar posts and tried these methods but none has worked so far:
- Restarting Explorer.exe
- Rebooting the computer
- sfc /scannow
- Reinstalling graphic card driver
- Deleting IconCache.db
The only way I get a temporary access is to use 'Show the desktop' but then as soon as I double-click on the first icon, I lose access.
I am using Windows 10 Pro and as of today May 30 2017 the computer is up to date (no pending updates). I also have the latest GC driver NVIDIA 342.01 installed. I am looking for a good solution, so please don't tell me to use system restore!
Thanks!