Restoring the transparency of the background of the names of shortcuts on the desktop can be performed using standard tools of the Windows operating system and does not require the involvement of additional third-party programs.
Instructions
Step 1
Click the "Start" button to bring up the main menu of the system and go to the "Control Panel" item to adjust the transparency of the desktop shortcuts through the user interface.
Step 2
Specify the "System" item and go to the "Advanced" item.
Step 3
Expand the Performance Options link and click the Visual Effects tab.
Step 4
Apply a check mark to the box "Drop shadows on desktop icons."
Step 5
Return to the main Start menu and go to Control Panel.
Step 6
Expand the "Display" link and go to the "Desktop" tab.
Step 7
Click the Customize Desktop button and go to the Web tab.
Step 8
Deselect the Freeze Desktop Items check box and from the selected web page.
An alternative method of achieving the desired result is the following algorithm of actions.
Step 9
Call the context menu by right-clicking on the "Desktop" shortcut field.
Step 10
Select "Arrange icons" and uncheck "Pin web items to desktop" to complete the operation to restore the transparency of the background of the desktop shortcuts.
Step 11
Open Notepad to restore the background transparency of your desktop shortcuts using a registry tweak.
Step 12
Copy the following value into Notepad:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Explorer / Advanced
"ListviewShadow" = dword: 00000000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies / Explorer
"ForceActiveDesktopOn" = dword: 00000000
"NoActiveDesktop" = dword: 00000001
and press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + S.
Step 13
Save the created file with any name and.reg extension, enclosing the file name and extension in quotation marks.
Step 14
Double click on the created file and agree to the system's proposal to enter data into the registry.
Step 15
Reboot your system to apply the selected changes.
