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Let’s see how to restart Window Explorer via Task Manager: Method 4: Via Task ManagerĪnother very important method would be to restart the Windows Explorer in Task Manager as sometimes, it can get stuck and cause issues, that is, in the removal of the shadow effect. You should not see the shadow effect anymore. Now, close the Settings app and restart your PC for the changes to be effective. Step 4: Next, on the right side, scroll down to Transparency effects and turn it off. Step 3: Now, go to the right side and click on Colours. Step 2: In the Settings window, go to the left side of the pane and click on Personalisation. Step 1: Press the Win + I keys simultaneously on your keyboard to open the Settings app. Let’s see how to disable the shadow effect using the Settings app: If disabling the Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop makes no difference to the drop shadow effect on the text of the desktop icons, the other way out would be to try this solution.
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Method 3: Disable transparent Start, taskbar and action center (Windows 10) This will ensure that you can recover any data easily, in case you lose any during the process. *Note – Before you proceed to make any changes to the registry editor data, make sure that you create a backup of the registry settings. To enable the drop shadow effect again any time later, simply change the Value data field to 1. Step 4: Now, in the Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value dialogue box, set the Value data field to 0 and the drop shadow effect will be disabled. Now, go to the right side of the window, look for the DWORD (32-bit) Value – ListViewShadow and double-click on it. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Step 3: Now, copy and paste the below path in the Registry Editor address bar and hit Enter:
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In the Run command search box, type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor window. Step 2: This will open the Run command window. Step 1: Right-click on the Start menu and select Run from the context menu. But editing the current user keys do not require you to have without the administrator rights. The Registry Editor, on the other hand, needs you to have the admin rights only for writing to locations shared by several users. The above method requires administrator rights to make any changes to the Visual Effects and hence, those who do not have the admin rights can make change to the registry values to disable the drop shadow effect on your Windows 10/11 PC. Method 2: Disable the shadows via the Registry Editor *Note – If the shadows still appear, even after disabling the Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop option, then follow the Steps 1 through 3, then under the Visual effects tab, look for Animate controls and elements inside windows and uncheck this option as well. Also, the desktop icons should display normal texts now. Now, restart your PC and the drop shadow effect on your Windows 10/11 should be disabled now. Press Apply and then Save to apply the changes and exit. Now, under the Visual Effects tab, look for Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop and uncheck the option. Step 4: This will open the Performance Options dialogue box. Here, under the Performance section, click on the Settings button.