How do I remove the dashed border on previously selected desktop icon on Windows 7?

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Published on 2010-03-10T10:04:07Z Indexed on 2010/03/23 18:13 UTC
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Title is very informative in fact. When you select an icon and then click on the desktop, the previously selected icon remains in a non-focused selection mode which consists in it having a dashed/dotted border around it.

How to go over that, I don't want that border!

I've attached an image for those who fail to understand what I'm talking about:

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