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     • In command prompt, paste the following two commands individually, pressing Enter after each: DEL /A /Q "%localappdata%IconCache.db"DEL /A /F /Q "%localappdata%MicrosoftWindowsExplorericoncache*" Restart your PC to rebuild the icon cache in Windows 10
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   How do I Fix my Windows 10 icon cache?

   • You will find the fix under the System fixes tab. Windows 10 users may want to use Thumbnail and Icon Cache Rebuilder, which lets you purge and rebuild Thumbnail & Icon Cache in a click. If your desktop or explorer icons load slowly when they start the Windows PC, you may want to increase Icon Cache size and see if it helps you.

   Rebuild Corrupt Icon Cache, Clear Thumbnail cache in Windows 11/10

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   How to rebuild icon cache in Windows 7/8?

   • If you needed to rebuild the Icon Cache in Windows 7/8, you needed to do the following: Open File Explorer > Folder Options > Views to show Hidden System Files. Delete the hidden IconCache.db file. Reboot. This action would purge and rebuild the icon cache. But this is not enough in Windows 11, Windows 10 or Windows 8.1.

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   What happens if Windows 10 icon cache is corrupted?

   • In some cases, if the cache file is corrupted, white blank icons of shortcuts and files may be displayed in Explorer (and on the Desktop), or default Windows icons are displayed instead of application icons. In this case, it is recommended to reset the Windows 10 icon cache.

   How to Rebuild (Reset) a Corrupted Icon Cache on Windows 10?

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   How to remove hidden icon cache in Windows 10?

   • Open File Explorer > Folder Options > Views to show Hidden System Files. Delete the hidden IconCache.db file. Reboot. This action would purge and rebuild the icon cache. But this is not enough in Windows 11, Windows 10 or Windows 8.1. You will have to navigate to the following folder:

   Rebuild Corrupt Icon Cache, Clear Thumbnail cache in Windows 11/10

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   How do I fix icons not displaying properly after rebuilding the cache?

   • 7 If the icons are still not displaying properly after rebuilding the icon cache, then download and merge the .reg file for the .ico (ICO) option here to restore the default associations of .ico (icon) files in Windows 10. 1 Close and save anything that you are working on before proceeding.

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   How do I delete icon cache files in Windows 10?

   • In the command prompt window type the following command: Press Enter. The asterisk after iconcache is necessary to make sure all files with names that start with iconcache will be included in the delete operation. That should delete all the icon cache files. Run the dir command to check the list of remaining files.

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   Jan 21, 2016 · Sometimes a blank or damaged icon may appear when a perfectly good icon was displayed before. When this happens, you have to reset the icon cache and let them automatically re-create it. In this article, we'll show you how to rebuild the icon cache in Windows 10.

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   • Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below. Rebuild_Icon_Cache.bat.
   • Save the.bat file to your desktop.
   • Close and save anything that you are working on before proceeding. The next steps will involve killing explorer and restarting the PC.
   • Run the.bat file.

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   Overall, clearing the icon cache in Windows can help fix corrupted or missing icons, update the appearance of icons, improve system performance, and troubleshoot icon-related problems. The steps below work the same in Windows 10 and 11.

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   • Open Start and do a search for Command Prompt.
   • Right-click the result and select Run as administrator.
   • Type the following command to navigate to the icon cache database location and press Enter: cd %homepath%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer.
   • Type the following command to verify the icon cache database files are at the location and press Enter: dir iconcache*. The output of the dir command should list these database files:

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   May 13, 2024 · In some cases, if the cache file is corrupted, white blank icons of shortcuts and files may be displayed in Explorer (and on the Desktop), or default Windows icons are displayed instead of application icons. In this case, it is recommended to reset the Windows 10 icon cache.

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   May 17, 2024 · Delete IconCache.db & ThumbCache.db files, from its folder location, to repair or rebuild the icon cache & clear Thumbnail cache in Windows 11/10.

10. www.winhelponline.com › blog › how-to-rebuild-the-iHow to Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 10 or 11 - Winhelponline

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    Apr 8, 2008 · Method 1: Using ClearIconCache.exe freeware tool. Method 2: Manually. Method 3: Using a Script. Before proceeding, try a simple fix like the ie4uinit.exe refresh method. In many situations, all that you need to do is refresh the icons without the need to clear and rebuild them.