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Black dot on desktop monitor

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by cyberpriusII, Mar 27, 2023.

  1. cyberpriusII

    cyberpriusII Prodigyplace says I'm Super Kris

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    I've searched Tom's, MS, etal, but still confused.

    This morning, after completing a session of Candy Crush Saga on my Windows 10 desktop, there was a black dot partially atop the Chrome desktop shortcut.

    It is a prefect round dot about 66 percent of the size of the Chrome shortcut.

    I clicked on it and then right-clicked on it to no sucess.

    Computer seems fine otherwise. Yeah, I know....shameful...Candy Crush.

    Unfortunately, I became addicted to it during a long nursing home stay
    Kris
     
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    Have you tried a tissue and some water?
     
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    cyberpriusII Prodigyplace says I'm Super Kris

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    O.K.

    Finally found something, somewhere, that said the black dot as on Chrome, means it was MY PERSONAL desktop shortcut to Chrome (and I could personalize it with my photo or something.....) So, my pix would be half off-set from the Chrome shortcut.

    Have no idea how that happened. And, I seldom use Chrome. Usually FF.

    So, deleted the shortcut and all seems well. I still have another shortcut Chrome on the desktop that has always been in the same place since...well sometime.

    I have, in a fit of caution, also run MalwareBytes; MSERT and Windows Defender and all are clean.

    Thanks for looking.
    kris
     
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