Solved Windows 8 Start Menu Desktop Shortcut gone Black?

Varg

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Hey!

My start menu looks like this:

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It happened after my computer froze and I had to press the restart button manually. To be honest my desktop is loading up slower too. My desktop doesn't have a black wallpaper, it's original and blue hence why I am confused. Hopefully it'll be solved. Cheers.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Media Center Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4
    Memory
    8,00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    (1) Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (2) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
    Sound Card
    (1) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (2) Realtek High Definiti
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    ATA WDC WD20EARX-00P SCSI Disk Device
Hello Varg, and welcome to Eight Forums.

You could probably change your desktop background or theme to something else then back to toggle it to work again.

Since this just recently happened, you could also do a system restore using a restore point dated before this happened to hopefully undo the cause of both issues.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Hello Varg, and welcome to Eight Forums.

You could probably change your desktop background or theme to something else then back to toggle it to work again.

Since this just recently happened, you could also do a system restore using a restore point dated before this happened to hopefully undo the cause of both issues.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn

Thanks, Brink! It worked perfectly; "You could probably change your desktop background or theme to something else then back to toggle it to work again." (What I did)

Just pointing it out, if someone else is having the issue they could probably google this up - I couldn't find anything. Thanks again!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Media Center Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4
    Memory
    8,00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    (1) Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (2) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
    Sound Card
    (1) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (2) Realtek High Definiti
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    ATA WDC WD20EARX-00P SCSI Disk Device
You're most welcome. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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