FIXED: Desktop Icons Not Showing Properly In Win 8,8.1,10 | How To Restore Missing Shortcut Icons
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Are you frustrated that your desktop icons not showing properly? In this video, I will share how to fix the annoying problem wherein the shortcut icons get replaced by generic file icon by Windows. Once done implementing this easy fix, Windows rebuilds the icon cache and you would be able to see all the icons as they were previously. This fix would work in Windows 8 and 8.1. This solution apparently also works for Windows 10 as well.
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TROUBLESHOOTING & ALTERNATE SOLUTION
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If the solution shown in the video does not work, then you may try the following troubleshooters:
1. Make sure you are deleting the icon cache file from the correct profile/folder.
2. Restart your device.
DISCLAIMER: Another fix involves changing registry values. So make sure to take backup of your REGISTRY before you try this. If you do anything incorrectly, you will risk ruining your device. So be *VERY CAREFUL & DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK*. If you are ok with this, try the steps below:
1. Press Windows+R (to launch Run.exe)
2. In the Run program, type there regedit and hit enter
3. Then in the Registry Editor program. follow this folder path route:
HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / WINDOWS NT / CurrenVersion / Winlogon
4. Now click on Winlogon and after clicking then look right side pane.
5. Here you have to find the Item called “shell” and click on twice (Double click)
6. In the Value Data Edit box, Type Explorer.exe (The value of this key *Explorer.exe*) then click on OK
7. Now *restart your computer*, and after restart problem should be fixed.
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*If the solution shown in the video does not work, then you may try the following troubleshooters:*
1. Make sure you are logged in as *admin* or as a user with *admin rights / privileges*.
2. Make sure that you show Hidden files and folder in Windows Explorer. Watch the process at 0:35 seconds in the video: ruclips.net/video/LOc34W6S50U/видео.html
3. Make sure you delete the *IconCache.db* file from the correct profile/folder.
4. Restart your device.
*DISCLAIMER:* Another fix involves changing registry values. So make sure to take backup of your REGISTRY before you try this. If you do anything incorrectly, you will risk ruining your device. So be *VERY CAREFUL & DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK*. If you are ok with this, try the steps below:
1. Press *Windows+R* (to launch Run.exe)
2. In the Run program, type there *regedit* and hit enter
3. Then in the Registry Editor program. follow this folder path route:
*HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / WINDOWS NT / CurrenVersion / Winlogon*
4. Now click on *Winlogon* and after clicking then look right side pane.
5. Here you have to find the Item called *“shell”* and click on twice (Double click)
6. In the Value Data Edit box, Type *Explorer.exe* (The value of this key *Explorer.exe* ) then click on *OK*
7. Now *restart your device* . After restart, the problem should be resolved.
Tried this and still not work
I am sorry to hear that. I am currently out of solutions. I will share with you as and when I find any.
Help please the Admin command doesnt show
Are you on a shared system? Is there anyone else who is an Admin of your device? If you are the Admin, then you should be able to access the Admin folder.
@MR. Lempticles What did you try?
Who else shat themselves even when he said dont be scared
Btw ur a legend man
🤣🤣🤣 You made my day with your comment. Have a great day and wonderful weekend 👍👍👍
😂😂😂 That's MS Windows for you bud 😂🤣🤣
I shat myself 'cause I accidentally closed out of Task Manager and everything was black. Then I remembered I can just ctrl+alt+del lmao.
hey man, do you, play any shooter games?
Nice one 👌👌👌
If you accidentally close task manager right after you close Windows Explorer, DO NOT FREAK OUT. I know It won't let you open anything, but task manager has its own keyboard shortcut to open it. Just do Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open task manager. After that, do as the video follows.
I hope this helped someone!
Thank you for sharing 👍
I accidentally closed mine, and I shut down my laptop by using the power button, and it goes back to normal and the icon of the app appeared, but I still did the windows explorer exe thingy to be sure, and is it ok to delete the icon cache permanently? Thanks.
@@bdlgbrl I watched this video a year ago, I’m not sure what it’s talking about anymore, sorry 😅
@@suvangoda7773you saved me from a whoppin
Still relevant after 4yrs! Simple, to the point, no extraneous filler. Thank you sir!
You are welcome 😊
bro did it apply on my ppsspp games @@extremewebdesigns
Thanks! This is way less convoluted that messing with system32 files. And is essential for me as I am rocking empty names on shortcuts(alt+255 as a name, just add another one if you want multiple empty names, for those interested)
You are welcome 😊
thanks! actually works, the missing icons kept bugging me.
Glad it worked out for you now 😊
Same
This is the safest and the best way to do it, without having to deal with complex things such as working with the registry.
SAME
AN HOUR OF SEARCHING AND THIS 4 YEAR OLD VIDEO HELPED BLESS YOUR SOUL SIR
You are welcome bud 😊
how weird it happens now
@@MohdAzylee 2 days ago
@@verex7503 what are you trying to achieve here
Just wanna say I like how you explained this method in a much shorter and concise manner than other people on YT that give the same method but cram a bunch of other useless info into their video.
Also, I think restarting Windows Explorer is more efficient than ending it and creating the new task, unless if simply restarting doesn't fix the issue for some people.
Yes, I agree that restarting can fix issues for some.
Not gonna lie I was skeptical at first then I continued the steps and it worked! This is straight to the point.
Don't be scared if the task bar disappears just continue the steps.
Glad you found it useful 😊
thanks dude works on windows 10 also
That is great to hear. Thanks so much for the confirmation :)
My Problem was Git Change Log icons not showing... Now it is working... :) #Win10, #Git, #TortoiseGit
Thank you Khairul Azam! Glad to know it worked :)
Bruh there's no admin folder on my users folder, can u tell me why?
That's probably because:
1. You are not logged in as Admin.
2. Your account doesn't have Admin rights.
3. The name of your Admin account is NOT Admin. It might be some other account. It can be even the account that you are currently logged in.
In any of the cases, try to find the *IconCache.db* file and that will help you in resolving the issue.
2:34 that zoom 🔥
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@@extremewebdesigns tho
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Kudos for the excellent repair instructions. My Dell "Support Assist" icon was periodically blanking out to a white file icon. I followed your video instructions and they worked perfectly! The Support Assist desktop icon was immediately restored to its correct image. Your You Tube video is the only web fix posted to address this specific issue. THANK YOU!
Very glad to hear that. Thank you for your confirmation 👍
for a second i thought it didnt work but then i restarted my computer and it worked, thanks for the tutorial. discord without the icon was bugging the heck out of me.
Glad to hear that 😊
Scared me for a moment when it became a solid color 😅, but it worked thank you so much!
🤣🤣🤣
I hate that this type of bs always happening in Windows. It just shows how unstable the OS really is.
Agreed 👍
okay switch to mac os, or live with it
make it better and easy to use instead of advertising candy crush
*THANK YOU DUDE! Everything is slightly different with Win10 in 2020, but the issue sorted itself out. Nicely explained too.*
Thank you buddy 👍
Bro even 5 years later.. The only video that helped me out, you are a legend thankyou!
Glad to help you 😊
It worked for Win11 as well. Simple and to the point, thank you
Awesome!!! Thank you for your confirmation 👍
@@extremewebdesigns why does it happen tho?
Dude it still works! You are AWESOME! Thank you so much, this happened to me recently, & I couldn’t understand why & this helped!
Btw people if it doesn’t happen right away read the description! All I had to do was reset & my icons slowly started to reappear! :)
Glad to hear that buddy 😊
*Important note for everyone*: If the blank icon has a cloud on the bottom left, right click the icon, go to properties and close it again, after that, it should show a green tick. Then you just do all the steps again.
thank you so much this rlly helped. (btw if you already deleted the iconcache folder it won't show up again so to see the icons after u dltd the photo and did what this comment said u just have to restart your pc or end windows explorer task and restart it).
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience 👍
I went to the icon cache folder but when I click on it, it just gives a warning and the ok button to access it is greyed out. Any ideas of what to do? I'm on windows 10
It is a file and not a folder. If you can share a screenshot, I can comment further.
Still relevant after 6yrs!
If you accidentally close task manager right after you close Windows Explorer, DO NOT FREAK OUT. I know It won't let you open anything, but task manager has its own keyboard shortcut to open it. Just do Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open task manager. After that, do as the video follows.
I hope this helped someone!
Straightforward solution to a minor annoyance. Thanks for the effort.
Thanks for your comment. Glad you like it :)
Perfect works still with Windows 10. I think it was caused by One Drive that my icons disappeared.
Thank u for the Video
You are welcome 😊
didnt work for me i did all tbe right steps including shitting myself when it went black but the icon didnt come bac
Restart your device.
@@extremewebdesigns thank you :)
You are welcome 😊
this helps and straight to the point, i had to watch 4 other videos with the same content but they have too many bullshit and things that arent supposed to include in tutorials like this, fuck them! thank you i liked and subscribe.
Glad to help bro 😊
I know this is in 2016 but bro you saved my life I accidentally put my Left 4 dead 2 to recycle bin, and then I restored it, the icon disappeared, with this video, it helped me getting the icon back thank you so much bro you deserve more subscribers. I'm literally gonna subscribe you right now.
Glad to help you bro ☺️
i pooed myself when my desktop went black 💀
😂👍
Oh man i pooped my pants too
I alo😊
OMG!! It flipping worked🤯
At first I thought I did something wrong after doing the last step and when I looked for the icon it worked!!!....I'm just shocked lool
Thank you soooooo much for the help🤧🤗
Glad to hear that 😊
This worked for me on windows 10 for my Epic Games Launcher! Super helpful, thank you!
Very glad to hear that. Thanks for sharing your feedback :)
After 6 years, this is still a life-saver. Thank you so much!
this was very good, straight to the point and really easy to understand
Glad to help 😊
Easy and simple solution. Worked perfectly. Thank you!
You are welcome 😊
Short and to the point
Thank you so much bro ❤️👏🏼
You are welcome bro 😊
all this months suffering from no icons, OMG thankyousomuch
You are welcome 😊
Bless you for this tutorial. All the information was helpful and right there. Thank you SO much!
You are welcome 😊
After 6 years all I can say this guy is legit HUGE THANK YOU for this I was always wondering about this💖
awesome vid. Short and concise and got the job done!
Thank you 😊
2023 and still works! thanks for this!
This man is a champion
Thank you 😊
Thanks a lot man.
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u got any fix, it didnt work for me too, and its so annoying
Edit: all the icons are fine, its the pictures that show the file icon instead of icon or thumbnails
Yeah same here
The Gibus Main for me it worked
still didnt work
my icons just got weirder
I was like = oh no! I think it's gonna break my PC. then he said = don't be scared. me went WTF then it worked at the end
noice
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!! I´LL GIVE YOU A SUPER LIKE :D
You are very welcome. Glad to help 😊👍👍
Bruh i was so scared you really helped me :)
No problem, bro. Glad to help 😊
I was scared too but I found out how to do it at the end I thought it was a scam
Still working after 6 years .... Thankyou so much brother
You're welcome 😊
Legend
Thank you PuurJarrett!
i love you
Thank you ☺️
Bo3 player? I love you too ❤ no homo
@@precision9772 yessir
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@@precision9772 der eisendrache was the best map no doubt 😩😩
Six years later and still helped, thank you
for some reason some of the bottom images are not showing how do I fix this?
What do you mean when you say "bottom images"?
@@extremewebdesigns nvm it's fixed, and I meant like by the search at the bottom left
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I Tried Fix It, But MP4 Icon Can't Be Showed
Thank you! I watched lots of tutorials in which I needed to open the task manager, but on my laptop it was different. Your method is just perfect!
Perfectly work after 6 years, simple and easy. Much appreciate!
I'm having an issue with my desktop launchers. I updated my pc I've been away from it awhile and when it updated the launchers are tripled in size. How do you get them back to regular?
bro it just worked on Win 11, add that to the title, thanks king even after 4 years..
Awesome 👍👍👍
You're a legend, 2024 and i can confirm this is still valid on windows 11 too ! Many thanks !
My icons disappeared from desktop when I increased text size in display setting. “Show desktop” is checked. The recycle bin icon isn’t visible but there is a blank transparent window tile covering the recycle bin icon. It’s weird. Do you think the delete icon cache will resolve this problem. I feel like I tried everything.
Sorry, I am not sure if that would help. But I f you feel like it, you can give it a try and see if that works.
THANK YOU!!! I tried so many other videos that did not work and finally this is the one that worked! I've been trying to fix this forever. This was on 2/19/2022 and still working
THIS GUY IS A LEGEND I TRIED 2 OTHER SOLUTIONS BUT THEY DIDNT WORK BUT THEN THIS DID
Glad to hear that it helped you ☺️
6 years later and this still works!! thank you!!
after over an hour of trying to uninstal and reinstall, this video fixed the issue in under 5 mins
Glad to hear that 😊
My pdf icons don't show, what should I do, btw I did as show in the video but didn't work
Try the alternate solution that I posted in the video description and restart your device and check if that fixes the issue.
i have a problem when i search ashpalt 9 or other games on search bar it does not shows icon . 2) when i turn off my laptop its showing shutting down but above that it shows some loading icon while shutting down that is also not showing . 3) my font is looking like 1 dark 1 thin 1 light like this its not proper please help
I went to the icon cache folder but when I click on it, it just gives a warning and the ok button to access it is greyed out. Any ideas of what to do? I'm on windows 10
first one of these windows tutorial videos that worked with the first video, thank you
You are welcome ☺️
If you're having trouble on windows 11 and this didn't work for you maybe try this.
Try right clicking on the icon and selecting properties. Go to change icon, hit ok, apply, ok. Worked for me. Only issues is you have to go icon by icon but hey, it works.
thanks man this really bothered me when your 25 games on desktop for showoff is not showing
help when i went to the file location the iconcache.db was missing i made sure hidden items are shown but still nothing.
Hey dude, thanks for this, it totally worked.
But I have an issue. Whenever I am moving that shortcut into a folder, its icon gets deleted yet again. But when I move it again to desktop, the icon comes back. Please help me out this.
Try to delete that icon and recreate it from the EXE file of the software by right clicking on it and select the Send to Desktop option.
6 years!! And it still relevant!! Thanks bro!!
Glad to hear that 😊
Icon looks the same but now the program runs, thank you
Glad to hear that 😊
Umm... mine is not working, but somehow my screen started to blackout and cant do anything. Any suggetion?
The games i have on my pc ifixed it self but i still have some that wont reload, they sit on a harddrive so that might be it. Is there any way i can fix those to?
BRO I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK AND SHAT MY PANTS CAUSE MY PC IS IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE AND I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO LMAOO
idk how i figured it out, but thanks a lot cause now my icons are restored, the fright was worth it
,😆😆😆 You are welcome 😊
Thanks man. You just save my valo icon I thought when my screen turn black i fuck up and my parents gonna beat me than it return to normal thanks for saving my day.Have a great day 😘
You are welcome 😊
Hey could you please help I did that but when I open the file explorer it still shows the same broken icon in the taskbar
Restart your device and check if that fixes the issue. If that doesn't work, try the alternate solution that I posted in the video description and check if that fixes the issue.
hi i really hope you reply but am i supposed to keep the shortcut there while i'm doing everything cause i deleted the shortcut before doing all this and it didn't work
Yes you need the old shortcut to be present in order for the solution to work.
If you have already deleted the shortcut, don't worry. Just right click on the EXE file and select the Send to > Desktop option. That will create a new working shortcut.
Thanks a lot for making this video , however why is that happening in the first place ? when i download league the icon was fine and then i reinstall it and download it after 2 months the icon didn't show up like last time what's the problem causing that ? is it from windows ?
Hi does this also work with gamefiles I have a gamefile that shows up like but I can’t open it like my other gamefiles
Yes, it works with all shortcut icons on Desktop. It won't work if you have uninstalled the game or the icon can't find the game EXE file.
Thank you so much, it is a simple task but common for most people to not understand how to do it
You are welcome 😊
Thank you for adding the “don’t get scared” bc I definitely needed that after having an entirely black screen lmao. Worked like a charm. Bless your heart.
I have did it .., bt still the icons are not changing for me ...
Try the alternate solution that I posted in the video description and restart your device and check if that fixes the issue.
Sir....In my system I installed wps office in window 10 but didn't run properly so I installed office 7 in it but after installing all office file icons seems blank page type...Not coming in their proper form...Pls solve my problem
Try all the steps indicated in the video from scratch and share the results.
The blank sheet was gone but it turned into another sheet I don't know whether you can fix it
Hello I clicked on the options and it said this operations has been canceled due to restrictions in affect of this computer please contact your system administrator help me please I don’t know what to do???
does this work if it is a specific program file that is not showing an icon ?
omg. Im not a bot I swear. I literally peed my pants, i got scared. BUT IT WORKED
IT FREAKING WORKED. ITS 5 YEARS OLD! omg tysm
You are welcome 😊
Do you know how to fix when your screenshots image is not showing? its been bothering me for a while now.
Screenshot image?! What is that??
@@extremewebdesigns i have fixed it but im not good at explaining lemme give a example i screenshotted one thing and the image is not showing
Actually, I am facing a different problem. When I start my pc then I try to refresh my pc. suddenly my all icon got disappear and then I make right-click then they appear but after my left click, they disappear again. whenever I do right- click they appear and disappear with left-click. I hope you understand my problem. If you understand then please help me to stable them.
Reboot your device in Safe mode and check if the problem is resolved or not. If it's resolved, then possibly something is acting weird in the normal mode. If not, then something else is really wrong. In this case, you might want to contact your local technician.
What if you download a random .rar file and the logo is Microsoft Edge logo is there fix?
Thanks a lotttt man!! You got me through it. Though I am using Windows 7 Ultimate. But this process worked. I tried so many other processes but only yours worked. My Word 2016 logo wasn't showing but now the problem is solved after 2 days. Thank you once again.
Glad to hear that 😊
@@extremewebdesigns keep going
I shat myself when the screen turned a solid color but in the end it worked out. Great tutorial straight to the point and good explanation.
You are welcome 😊
dude i love ,mine mincraft icon was gone and i deleted the program and still had the broblem
legend
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Idk this didn’t work for me I did everything exactly how it said but my icons still show a blank piece of paper with the blue internet explorer e on them not sure what else to do here I wish I could post a screen shot of what I’m looking at here.
1. Restart your device and check if that fixes the issue.
2. If above fails, try the alternate solution that I posted in the video description and restart your device and check if that fixes the issue.
Same problem occurred about ms office 2007 word file.
Did it help me
When running explorer make sure to run it with administrator permissions, or it will just open normal explorer
Sir please help me when I open app it says that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved so this shortcut will no longer work properly
That means the EXE file does not exist in the target location. Either someone deleted the EXE file or it could have been removed by your Antivirus software.
@@extremewebdesigns how can I bring it back is there any solution
Thank you so much man it still works even for 6 years :D
Glad to hear that 😊
finally fix the issue where I put the shortcut in a folder the icon will be gone thx bro
You are welcome 😊
Very very.....thank you Im mind stuck for an hour....this video makes me relief.....thank you so much ✌🏻✌🏻
One help please. Whenever I play some games in some I can't hear the dialogue sounds I tried many solutions but it didn't help. Please help ne
I installed an app and it doesn't even show it on the home screen. And I try to look up the app on this pc and it's not there either