Icons on my desktop have changed


  1. sspeedstreet
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    Icons on my desktop have changed


    I'm not aware of doing this, but now all the file icons have changed to the same image. On occasion they will revert to their original Word or photo icon, but always changes back.

    I'd appreciate some help.

    Thanks, Neil
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  3. Barman58
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    Windows 11 Pro x64 [Latest Release and Release Preview]
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    Looks like a corruption of the Icon Cache

    Try this ...

    Icon Cache - Rebuild
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  4. sspeedstreet
    Posts : 2
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       New #3

    Thank you! That seems to have fixed it.
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