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Can you try running from an elevated command prompt<br>as admin the following command — see if it finds errors or repairs when it completes &nbsp;then restart:<br><br><strong>sfc /scannow&nbsp;</strong><br><br><br>
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Can you try running from an elevated command prompt
as admin the following command — see if it finds errors or repairs when it completes  then restart:

sfc /scannow 




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Nothing was found whe running <strong>sfc /scannow&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;
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Nothing was found whe running sfc /scannow  

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close the Schnellzugriff - does it still show multiples?
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close the Schnellzugriff - does it still show multiples?

arnold

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this looks as though it has been added within a favorites view<br />
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Right click and check out the properties of each item.<br />
Collapse the top level section, and see.<br />
potentially, each time it was erroneously added<br />
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Have you tried deleting the sub0links not the top level links?
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this looks as though it has been added within a favorites view

Right click and check out the properties of each item.
Collapse the top level section, and see.
potentially, each time it was erroneously added

Have you tried deleting the sub0links not the top level links?

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Jazz Marie Kaur

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The first desktop icon is part of the favorites list.<br><br>That 2nd one seems to be a share, such as dropbox, box, or onedrive, but renamed to be Desktop, with a Desktop folder underneath it shared to you or sync'd to you.<br><br>Are you using some sharing service?
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The first desktop icon is part of the favorites list.

That 2nd one seems to be a share, such as dropbox, box, or onedrive, but renamed to be Desktop, with a Desktop folder underneath it shared to you or sync'd to you.

Are you using some sharing service?

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Open <strong>File Explorer</strong><br>Click on&nbsp;<strong>View&nbsp;</strong>tab<br>Click on&nbsp;<strong>Options</strong><br>Click on <strong>Clear&nbsp;</strong><br><a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/01_w02/1549308/1610256411874.png" rel="ugc"><img src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/01_w02/1549308/1610256411874.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"></a>if that did not resolve then you can try restore defaults.
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Open File Explorer
Click on View tab
Click on Options
Click on Clear 
[https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/01_w02/1549308/1610256411874.png]https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/01_w02/1549308/1610256411874.pngif that did not resolve then you can try restore defaults.

1610256411874.png

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None of the previous tips helped. What else could be the reason?
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None of the previous tips helped. What else could be the reason?

Beginner

Software Software

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It will get recreated, this error commonly occurs, if the profile folder is renamed but the hklm ..... Profilelist, profileguid still points to c:\users\youruser will start a temp profile....<br />
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Note, my siggestion dealt with renaming moving the two into a new folder while loged on with another admin account.<br />
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Ntuser.dat/ntuser.log &nbsp;if missing, should get recreated.....<br />
Ntuser.dat us the user hive
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It will get recreated, this error commonly occurs, if the profile folder is renamed but the hklm ..... Profilelist, profileguid still points to c:\users\youruser will start a temp profile....

Note, my siggestion dealt with renaming moving the two into a new folder while loged on with another admin account.

Ntuser.dat/ntuser.log  if missing, should get recreated.....
Ntuser.dat us the user hive

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i suggest a fresh install &nbsp;- it will probably take less time than trying to repair it; AND you're sure it's ok then<br>don't forget to backup first !
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i suggest a fresh install  - it will probably take less time than trying to repair it; AND you're sure it's ok then
don't forget to backup first !

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When I want for example save a file, then my desktop is shown several times.<br>I don't know how and when this happened.<br>How can I change it, that only one Desktop is shown?<br><br><a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/01_w02/1549208/desktop.png" rel="ugc"><img src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/01_w02/1549208/desktop.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"></a><br><br><br>
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When I want for example save a file, then my desktop is shown several times.
I don't know how and when this happened.
How can I change it, that only one Desktop is shown?

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