So, not only was Microsoft kind enough to cram Windows 11 down my throat forcibly without my consent last night
Microsoft - No Respect!
For quite some time now, my PC has been persistently nagging me to upgrade to Windows 11. Despite the constant reminders and prompts, I have always firmly refused the installation and deliberately delayed it whenever possible. I preferred to stick with my current setup, comfortable with how things were running and unwilling to make the switch presently. So, imagine my surprise and frustration when I woke up this morning only to find that my laptop had upgraded itself to Windows 11 overnight—without any explicit permission or confirmation from me. This was completely unexpected and frankly, quite unsettling. I had made…
but this was my desktop this morning!
That’s right, none of the desktop icon would display their label’s unless I selected them and even then it was a dark grey text on the dark background.
So you tell me, which database shortcut is which?!
Another great product brought to you by Microsoft!
The Fix!
Should you ever find yourself in this situation, or at least what resolved it for me was to enable icon drop shadows on icon label.
- Open Settings (Right-click on the Windows button and select Settings)
- In the Find a setting search input, enter ‘Drop’
It should then only list ‘Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows’, Click that option. - Enable, at the bottom, the option ‘Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop’
et voilà! The text is back!
