Desktop icon shadows in Windows 11
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Hello
After a Windows 11 update, shadows appeared under the names of the desktop icons.
In - performance options - I unchecked - use shadows for icon names on the desktop - then I clicked - apply - with no results!
I’m losing it!
Could this be another bug from Microsoft? Or am I doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance
4 réponses
Hello,
Shadow under the font of Desktop icons:
The shadow under the font on the desktop can be removed again.
So it was a bug.
Fixed thanks to KB5031455 from 27/10/2023.
Procedure in the Windows registry:
Windows + R
Type =► regedit
Click on =► OK
[Where to type ''regedit'' in the ''Search'' box on the taskbar]
Go to this registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Search for ListviewShadow in the right window and double-click on it.
Modify the value:
0 = disabled - No shadow is displayed behind (under) the font on the desktop 1 = enabled - The shadow is displayed by default under the font. Example with shadow enabled:
1 = Enabled (Hexadecimal or Decimal base, it doesn't matter, prefer Hexadecimal)
Close the Windows registry.
Restart the PC for the change to take effect.
Or
Right-click on the taskbar, open the task manager, and restart =► explorer.exe
Configure the font shadow on Desktop icons for all user accounts:
If there are issues with the shadow coming back from time to time or if you want to set it up like this for all user accounts!
Windows + R
Type =► regedit
Click on =► OK
Go to this registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\ListviewShadow Search for DefaultValue in the right window and double-click on it.
Modify the value:
0 = The shadow is disabled 1 = The shadow is enabled again Example with shadow enabled:
1 = Enabled (Hexadecimal base).
Restart the PC or restart the explorer.exe process
A+
Hello,
The ''ShadowOff '' (Shadow disabled) is no longer working on Windows 11 since the update KB5030310 on certain PCs.
The preliminary update KB5030310 from September 2023 forces a shadow font on desktop icons.
This certainly doesn't affect a lot of people.
Desktop icon themes:Contrast
But some have made this change because the font was more readable (for them) without shadows on the desktop.
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Windows + R
Copy and paste:
C:\Windows\System32\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe Tab =► Visual Effects
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To remove the shadow, you must uncheck the box ''Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop'', but that's not enough.
Desktop icon themes:
You must also not ''Allow themes to change desktop icons'':
Windows + R
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,,0 
No solution found :
Microsoft has received feedback on the issue of desktop icon shadows in its Feedback Hub.
A future update is hoped to resolve the problem.
Solution to test :
In the search (or Magnifier) on the taskbar, type =► Regedit
Then press the keyboard's enter key.
=► Back up the Windows Registry
Navigate to this registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop In the right pane, double-click on the key ==►FontSmoothing
Be careful, there are several FontSmoothing keys.
Do not open these registry keys FontSmoothing below:
FontSmoothingGamma FontSmoothingOrientation FontSmoothingType Once in the ''FontSmoothing'' dialog, delete the number 2 and type 0 (Zero).
Click on =►OK
Close the Windows Registry.
Restart the PC.
Info :
FontSmoothing == 2 (Enabled).
FontSmoothing == 0 (Disabled).
Ongoing discussions:
ghost writing, shadow font on Windows 11 desktop icons
Discussion excerpts:
An emergency solution: I invoked the contrast design under designs, which, like yours, offers a black desktop with white lettering (without shadows)! I then recalled the display settings of the now existing contrast design and under "Personalization", I selected my previously used custom design with a freely chosen image and label without shadows. And there it was: my desired old design was adopted without any problem WITHOUT shadow marking! However, Office also now has a contrast look, which may be a lesser evil! Uninstalling the update KB5030310 (lots of bugs with this update) would be a solution, but this update is essential to upgrade to W11 version 23h2 (referred to as the moment 4 update).
See you later
Thank you pistouri!!!
I did everything including setting FontSmoothing to 0.
But nothing works.
Conclusion: wait for a fix from Microsoft......
Thanks again
It's not yet won for a possible W11 (Windows Update) fix!!!
The removal of font shadows under desktop icons no longer works starting from Windows 11 23H2. This is exactly the subject of the issue and I ...... ==► Source
One person already on version 23 h 2, probably thanks to the Insider program (testing W11 before a stable public release), notices this same issue with icon shadows.
* A registry key was modified during the optional update KB5030310
A workaround may be found in the meantime.
See you later
Hello, let's put an end to those shadows!
Reset the multi-display settings of Windows 10
Run command (Windows key + R)
regedit
The shadows have disappeared like magic... thank you Santa Claus....