Solved Icon floating above all other windows, unable to remove

[musdem]

I was playing GTA V with fraps on to see the framerate then when I changed the graphical settings and reset the game with fraps still on this icon apeared in the bottom right corner of my screen. This is not my monitor doing this and it floats over all windows and the snip tool and the print screen button can't pick it up so I had to take a picture with my phone. I have attached the picture to the thread. I both logged out and reset the machine, nothing removed the icon. Is there a way to get rid of this or to find out what is causing this? Thanks in advance!

 

[oscer1]

Hi welcome to the forum.

i would check the settings on the monitor itself maybe something got activated by mistake.

 

[optiplex gx520]

possibly right click a select delete?

 

[musdem]

As I said in the post this is not my monitor, I checked by booting into linux, besides it can't be my monitor as the mouse isn't behind it.

 

[musdem]

possibly right click a select delete?

nope I tried that it just clicks whatever is behind it (desktop or the bar)

 

[oscer1]

try a restore point to a couple days back

 

[musdem]

try a restore point to a couple days back

That's a last resort I was going to use if I couldn't find an answer, but thanks.

 

[Layback Bear]

You could tick on it and see what happens.

Right tick on it and look at properties and see what it belongs to.

Anytime something gets on my systems without me knowing about it I do security scans to see if I picked up something without my knowledge.

It appears to be something try to load itself.

 

[musdem]

You could tick on it and see what happens.

Right tick on it and look at properties and see what it belongs to.

Anytime something gets on my systems without me knowing about it I do security scans to see if I picked up something without my knowledge.

It appears to be something try to load itself.

I guess this is my fault for forgetting to put this in the post... I can't click on it at all and the scan picked up nothing, but thanks!

 

[Ztruker]

What happens if you Perform a clean startup to determine whether background programs are interfering with your game or program

 

[ShoTTaS]

i have read this from another forum: he has somewhat like your problem.

Just got rid of it!
Turns out it was the icon for a recording device called ShadowPlay that is a software for my videocard. The symbol was for it being turned off and I had to go in and manually disable it.

I am not putting the link here. maybe that site is not permitted here.

 

[oscer1]

did you try to undo the graphical settings that you made?

 

[musdem]

i have read this from another forum: he has somewhat like your problem.

Just got rid of it!
Turns out it was the icon for a recording device called ShadowPlay that is a software for my videocard. The symbol was for it being turned off and I had to go in and manually disable it.

I am not putting the link here. maybe that site is not permitted here.

This works! Thank you so much this was beyond annoying to deal with.

 

[oscer1]

glad you have it fixed

 

[ShoTTaS]

i have read this from another forum: he has somewhat like your problem.

Just got rid of it!
Turns out it was the icon for a recording device called ShadowPlay that is a software for my videocard. The symbol was for it being turned off and I had to go in and manually disable it.

I am not putting the link here. maybe that site is not permitted here.

This works! Thank you so much this was beyond annoying to deal with.

I was very glad that helped you.