How to get rid of main menu icon popping up

Anonymous,
To unlock the monitor controls and get rid of the Lock, press and hold the monitor Menu button for 20 seconds. You can also try this.http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/Dell-LCD-Monitor-Flashing-Padlock-Icon/index.htm
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Dell-Jesse L.
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It's not a very good solution, but you can open the monitor and disconnect the button-panels plug on the mainboard. Afterwards the buttons don't work any more (surprise) but the control panel disappears.

Try pulling sim card out and putting back in

right click on the message which appear on the lower portion of the monitor,,,,or you can right click on the icon for it at the lowest portion on your screen ,,,,after clicking right you will get the hide or display option to hide the message or icon...

The up/down button on your flat panel is stuck. Please contact Dell Technical Support to have the monitor replaced if its still within warranty.

Here is a website that explains the big blue lock on the Dell LCD monitor and how to deal with it..a little too long to write so just sending you the website. If you have any questions let me know..
http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/Dell-LCD-Monitor-Flashing-Padlock-Icon/index.htm

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@ baller98_199; did you ever get a solution to this? I'm having the same problem with the same monitor!

moniter will not turn off

Leslie,
I had purchased and am currently using the LG dare. The issue that I had with the icons apprearing on my main screen was that I was accidentally holding down and dragging the icons from my shortcut menu to the main screen. The easiest way to get rid of the icons from the main screen is to hold down the icon and drag it to the little arrow for the shortcut menu, and it should dissapear.( I just did it on mine so it should wok for you).
If that doesn't work, open you shortcuts menu, hit the set button and remove the icon from the shorcut menu (this should remove it from the main screen as well.)

good luck!