50% of my Desktop icons have turned to black squares

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KAHSR

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Hi all,

Half of my Desktop icons have turned black, mostly program icons. I asked about this a couple of years ago and no one knew how to correct the problem.

Help Please...
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Pro SP1 x64AMD (2) x64 3100Mhz 4 coresNVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion p7-1010
OS
Windows 7 Pro SP1 x64
CPU
AMD (2) x64 3100Mhz 4 cores
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer and Samsung
Keyboard
Logitech MK710 Model 920-002416 Wireless
Mouse
See KB
Internet Speed
Slooow DL=2.85 UL=0.52
Hello KAHSR, :-)

If you haven't already, you might see if using an option in the tutorial below to rebuild the icon cache may help.

Icon Cache - Rebuild
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

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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