Refresh Desktop Without Restarting

Solution #1:

* Click on any open area of your Desktop or any icon on your desktop with the left mouse button.
* Press F5 to refresh the desktop.

Solution #2:

* In such cases where Solution #1 is not sufficient to implement your changes, you can still refresh Explorer without restarting.
* Press Ctrl-Alt-Del, and select Explorer from the list (don’t select “Exploring… ” though). Don’t worry; this shouldn’t affect your other running applications.
* Click End Task. When the window asking if you wish to end the process click yes.
* Now go to File > New Task (run) and type in explorer.exe and hit enter.
* The Task Bar and all Desktop icons will disappear temporarily, and then will reappear when Explorer is reloaded.

Solution #3:

* If you have any network components installed, you can select Shut Down from the Start Menu, and then choose Close all programs and log on as a different user.

* Note: If you have the Resource Meter running, make sure to close it before using Solution #2.