Desktop shortcuts randomly changing and modifying themselves.

[Archie Mourad]

I haven't had many errors before where I can't seem to find the source of the problem, however I am lost on this one. Over the past few days the shortcuts on my desktop have been randomly applying themselves with little modifiers like "Shared" or a green tick and then a grey "X". This has only started happening recently, and I haven't installed a software update recently either. The thing is, if I restart explorer all these "modifiers" disappear and my icons return to normal. This problem isn't a issue, it just bothers me in case it's a serious issue. I've attached a screenshot of what I mean

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