According to the June 2026 Security Update documentation, Windows 11 and supported versions of Windows 10 will now ignore desktop.ini configuration files if they come from an untrusted source, such as files downloaded from the Internet, Mark-of-the-Web (MOTW) tagged content, some WebDAV links, or certain network links. Previously, desktop.ini was a long-standing mechanism that allowed folders to change icons, display custom names, or some special behavior in File Explorer.

Because of this change, many...

If you see a folder on Windows 11 displayed like this, it's not an error