Strange Win 7 Issue

[dakrisht]

Just came back from a restart and all of the sudden, ALL of my desktop icons have a little yellow padlock on the bottom left.

No idea how or why this is happening.

I haven't changed any settings/permissions, etc.

How do I "unlock" these icons?

What's going on over here Windows??? :huh:

 

[Clinkz]

As far as i am aware this is a Windows 7 permission issue.

I would suggest you try this solution and see if it works for you.

Let me know how you go with that.

 

[dakrisht]

Nope, didn't work.

All my desktop items (apps, folders, etc) are padlocked. Ridiculous nonsense.

 

[SIW2]

A liitle more info would help.

What are the permisiions on those files?

Post a screenshot of properties>security tabs .

Nope - doesn't impart any useful information.