Right click on blank area of desktop now different menu

[JanetBiggar]

Hoping someone can help.  I did a new install on a laptop and while initially it showed the "usual" menu when I right clicked (See first photo), it now shows a DIFFERENT menu when I right click (see second photo).  I know it had the original menu because I changed the desktop background image. The "new" menu is essentially the same as if I click on the bottom left MENU tab. I don't know what I did to have changed this, hence I don't know how to resolve the problem.

I would like to revert to the original menu when I right click (FIRST photo in my imgur link).
here is the imgur link:

https://imgur.com/a/LtibijM

[DeepThought]

[member=7067]JanetBiggar[/member]  Hi, I'm not sure if this will help, but when you changed the background image did you perhaps click on the menu tab of the "Desktop Settings" dialog and untick/tick a box.

I would check the settings there and perhaps compare them with a laptop that works correctly

[JanetBiggar]

[member=7067]JanetBiggar[/member]  but when you changed the background image did you perhaps click on the menu tab of the "Desktop Settings" dialog and untick/tick a box.

I would check the settings there and perhaps compare them with a laptop that works correctly

Good thought. Unfortunately I already reverted to an earlier restore point and do not have a restore point with the "second menu" to go and check.  Nonetheless, if this occurs again I will check with a screen shot I took of the correct menu.  Thanks.

[DeepThought]

[member=7067]JanetBiggar[/member]

Nonetheless, if this occurs again I will check with a screen shot I took of the correct menu.  Thanks.

This is a good idea, but as you have mentioned that you refurbish laptops for young people on a regular basis, why not take screen shots of ALL menu settings that work.

Quite often we are advised to make a backup of any config file we want to tweak but tend to forget settings we change in a dialog. I run an internet Radio station and overtime I've had to reinstall the software I use to DJ with. Trying to get everything set up to DJ can be an onerous task so now I have screenshots of all the dialog settings saved on a usb drive, so setting up the dj software is done in a matter of minutes rather than hours.

I'm not suggesting you screenshot everything, but the main changes you make can be saved for future reference.

[JanetBiggar]

Thanks DeepThought, I took your advice and tweaked it a bit by simply pulling up the screen on another laptop I was working on and found my problem. There is a drop down menu in the desktop area and I had inadvertently changed it from the preferred one to the one that says minimized  icons. Have a look at this screen shot:

https://imgur.com/a/tqOHayJ

I simply changed it back to the one I like which is the other choice NOT the "minimized application icons"

[DeepThought]

Glad you got it sorted