Desktop Icons Not Active in Windows ----------------------------------- The names but not the icons for them nor mouse activity on the desktop is happening. Possible Fix: ------------- 1. regedit 2. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer ForceActiveDirectoryOn dword=1 NoActiveDesktop dword=0 NoActiveDesktopChanges dword=0 3. Exit regedit and restart the computer.