Windows 7 - Remove Icon Shadow Text

**jsuares** · 08-11-2009

Trying to remove the desktop icon shadow text without success.

Tried unchecking box in control panel / system / advanced system settings / performance settings / visual effects / use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop but it did not help.

**maranello** · 10-28-2009

i also want to get rid of that annoying black shadow of desktop icons text, i read some topics but didn't get what i wanted

please get me out of this mess if u can

**ripbox** · 05-10-2010

Did this ever get resolved??
i like to have a plain white screen but with the black shadow in the teaxt it just looks horrid!!

**Brink** · 05-10-2010

Hello Rip,

Unchecking the Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop Visual Effects option will remove the desktop icon text shadow.

Hope this helps
Shawn

**ripbox** · 05-11-2010

Thanks Brink, As always you have come up trumps..... chears

**Brink** · 05-11-2010

You're most welcome Rip.

**maranello** · 05-12-2010

WoW... what an easy fix, never crossed my mind to try that
i guess that's why you are the admin Brink, nothing gets past you

thanks a lot for the reply ! u made my day !

p.s.- icon text is kinda bright white now, i guess i didn't expect that, is there any way to change the desktop icons text color ?

**ripbox** · 05-12-2010

Yeah changing icons text color would be most helpful.... it changes automatically dependant on the background color if you use Basic themes so im sure it should be possible

**Brink** · 05-12-2010

Iconoid worked well in Vista for changing icon text color, but I have not tried it in Windows 7 yet. You might see how it does for you.

**baluba** · 07-03-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Brink

Hello Rip,

Unchecking the Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop Visual Effects option will remove the desktop icon text shadow.

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Hope this helps
Shawn

No, actually, as the first poster clearly said, this doesn't work at all. In fact, I know this because I have the exact same problem

Windows 7 - Remove Icon Shadow Text

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