To make the background for all Icon text on your Desktop transparent, meaning there 
is no color blob around the text, do the following:

Start / Control Panel / System / Advanced Tab
Under Performance click on Settings / Visual Effects Tab
Put a check next to "Use drop down shadows for icon labels on the desktop"
Apply / Ok

If this still doesn't work, right-click on the desktop
point to Arrange Icons By > and make sure that "Lock Web Items on Desktop" is un-checked.

If you have Desktop settings set to "Lock Desktop Items"
you can't remove the background color.

Check here too.

Right click on Desktop then select
Properties / Desktop Tab / Customize Desktop button / Web Tab

and take the check out of "Lock Desktop Items"
Ok / Apply / Ok

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