What is this effect (and how do I stop it)

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As usual, you can't do anything about it until you know what it's called. So what IS this? The symptom: The group of icons was selected, and then dragged by clicking on new folder 2. Notice how there's a gradient fade effect, so the further away in the group from the click, the dimmer the icon. For…

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Go to . On the side bar deselect all of the fades. This should fix it for Windows 7.

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What is this effect (and how do I stop it)

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