Windows 7 and missing icons
Posted: January 31, 2010 at 7:57 pm
I’ve had missing icons recently. Seems this happens from time to time in the operating system (for whatever reason). Seems like a pretty silly bug to have an issue with.
In any case, I found a way to fix it by deleting your icon cache. To do this:
- Press Ctrl-Shift-Escape to get the task manager.
- In the Processes tab, click on explorer.exe and click End Process. You’ll get a confirmation dialog. Click “End Process” to confirm.
- From the File menu (still in the task manager), choose New Task (Run…).
- Copy/paste/enter the following command in the run box:
Code:
cmd /c del %userprofile%\AppData\Local\IconCache.db /a
- Open the Run box again with File –> New Task (Run…). This time, enter this command:
Code:
explorer.exe
- All should be okay now. Open the Start Menu and confirm that your icons are fixed now.
Boom.