Taskbar Icons Gone Bad

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Two applications pinned to the taskbar, Defraggler and Eusing Free Registry Cleaner, both show the "generic" icon rather than the ones built into the .exe files. In the "Start Menu", Defraggler is shown with the generic icon, but Eusing Free is shown with it's own icon.

See the attachment below.
 

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Perhaps the icons are not recognized by Windows 7?
 

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Hello Coover, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Do the icons still work?

If so, then right click on the pinned porgram's taskbar icon, right click on the program in the jump list, click on Properties, then change the icon for this shortcut to the default icon a few times to see if it may restore it for you.

Shortcut Folder or File Icon Change - Vista Forums


If that does not help, then you might see if rebuilding the icon cache may.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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Yes, the generic icons work. Here is what happens when I right click on them ...

Right Click on Defraggler ... two choices 1. Defraggler and 2. Unpin this program from the Taskbar ...

I right click on the Defrggler choice and get the option (among others) for Properties. I click on "Change Icon" and I get an error message that Windows cannot find the file it needs (see attachment below). When I click "OK", a bunch of Icon files are shown and can be picked. None, however, are the standard icon for the application.
 

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Coover,

Is Defraggler still installed at that location in your image, or is it at Program Files (x86) instead?
 

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By the way, I'll get back to you on the suggestion to rebuild the icon cache. I've done everything there except reboot as I am in the process of downloading a 3.95 GB file and Windows tells me that it won't be finished for 3 more hours at 164 KB/sec. Since I'm not using a Downloader, I do not wish to lose the part I've already downloaded.

As a 32 bit application, it's at Program Files (x86)
 

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From you image, it seems it's looking for it at the "Program Files" location instead. Delete this shortcut, open the program directly from the .exe file, then right click on the taskbar icon and pin it again to see if the icon may display afterwards.
 

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Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
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ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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Integrated
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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2560x1440
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Thermaltake Core P3
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Corsair Hydro H115i
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Logitech wireless K800
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Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
That did change the Icon to something other than the generic but not the one I expected. Oh well, that's better than the generic as I can learn to get used to it. See the attachment...

Since I have deleted the Icon cache but haven't yet regenerated it, that may have caused the strange Icon. I'm not staying up until 3 AM to find out. Thanks for the help. I really do appreciate it.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bitCore2 Duo T52504 GB
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Acer 5620-6830
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Are you able to manually change the icon to another one like you tried above? If none are available, you can also click on Browse and select another 256x256 pixel icon or one of your own as well.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Ok, I'm back at it. I have taken all your suggestions. The icon cache delete solution restored the original icon to the computer, and I was able to get the original icon back to the taskbar. Your knowledge of the icon cache was very helpful to me and I really appreciate your help.

Again, Thank you very much.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bitCore2 Duo T52504 GB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer 5620-6830
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
Core2 Duo T5250
Memory
4 GB
You're most welcome Coover. I'm happy to hear that you got the icon back now. :)
 

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64-bit Windows 11 Pro for WorkstationsIntel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600...ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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