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‎04-18-2024 10:58 PM - edited ‎04-18-2024 10:59 PM

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Product: Elitebook 640 G10

I'm having an issue where the desktop / taskbar keeps resetting to an earlier state, not functionally but in appearance.

 

For instance I've changed the search to an icon instead of a text field and removed the 'news and interests' icon, I've also applied a theme which changes the window colour and wallpaper, but at random intervals both will reset, so the default wallpaper will appear and the task bar will show a search text field, and the 'news and interests' icon will reappear.

 

Interacting with either the taskbar or the wallpaper doesn't work, so right clicking on the desktop or the taskbar won't bring up a menu, clicking start won't launch the start menu. Pressing the windows key or alt tabing to a windows will at least temporarily restore the correct desktop/taskbar.

 

It reminds me of the old prank where you'd screenshot someones desktop, set it as a wallpaper and then remove all the desktop items only to watch the target/victim click on icons that wouldn't do anything.

 

I've checked the display drivers and updated them, Intel UHD 31.0.1015382, but this hasn't resolved the issue. I'm also running a non-standard theme as that was a suggested fix elsewhere, but again no change.

 

Any idea's on how I might be able to resolve this?

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