*If the solution shown in the video does not work, then you may try the following troubleshooters:* 1. Make sure you are logged in as *admin* or as a user with *admin rights / privileges*. 2. Make sure that you show Hidden files and folder in Windows Explorer. Watch the process at 0:35 seconds in the video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/foOXlZaQZrabYLg.html 3. Make sure you delete the *IconCache.db* file from the correct profile/folder. 4. Restart your device. *DISCLAIMER:* Another fix involves changing registry values. So make sure to take backup of your REGISTRY before you try this. If you do anything incorrectly, you will risk ruining your device. So be *VERY CAREFUL & DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK*. If you are ok with this, try the steps below: 1. Press *Windows+R* (to launch Run.exe) 2. In the Run program, type there *regedit* and hit enter 3. Then in the Registry Editor program. follow this folder path route: *HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / WINDOWS NT / CurrenVersion / Winlogon* 4. Now click on *Winlogon* and after clicking then look right side pane. 5. Here you have to find the Item called *“shell”* and click on twice (Double click) 6. In the Value Data Edit box, Type *Explorer.exe* (The value of this key *Explorer.exe* ) then click on *OK* 7. Now *restart your device* . After restart, the problem should be resolved.

@mikesihotang4092

5 жыл бұрын

Tried this and still not work

@extremewebdesigns

5 жыл бұрын

I am sorry to hear that. I am currently out of solutions. I will share with you as and when I find any.

@axleplayz4591

4 жыл бұрын

Help please the Admin command doesnt show

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

Are you on a shared system? Is there anyone else who is an Admin of your device? If you are the Admin, then you should be able to access the Admin folder.

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

@MR. Lempticles What did you try?

Who else shat themselves even when he said dont be scared Btw ur a legend man

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 You made my day with your comment. Have a great day and wonderful weekend 👍👍👍

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 That's MS Windows for you bud 😂🤣🤣

@nicholasperuski

3 жыл бұрын

I shat myself 'cause I accidentally closed out of Task Manager and everything was black. Then I remembered I can just ctrl+alt+del lmao.

@dimadju

3 жыл бұрын

hey man, do you, play any shooter games?

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one 👌👌👌

Still relevant after 4yrs! Simple, to the point, no extraneous filler. Thank you sir!

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

@IBRSENSEIYT

10 ай бұрын

bro did it apply on my ppsspp games @@extremewebdesigns

If you accidentally close task manager right after you close Windows Explorer, DO NOT FREAK OUT. I know It won't let you open anything, but task manager has its own keyboard shortcut to open it. Just do Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open task manager. After that, do as the video follows. I hope this helped someone!

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing 👍

@Ghostspider69

Жыл бұрын

I accidentally closed mine, and I shut down my laptop by using the power button, and it goes back to normal and the icon of the app appeared, but I still did the windows explorer exe thingy to be sure, and is it ok to delete the icon cache permanently? Thanks.

@suvangoda7773

Жыл бұрын

@@Ghostspider69 I watched this video a year ago, I’m not sure what it’s talking about anymore, sorry 😅

@obaidzubair5439

Жыл бұрын

​@@suvangoda7773you saved me from a whoppin

Thanks! This is way less convoluted that messing with system32 files. And is essential for me as I am rocking empty names on shortcuts(alt+255 as a name, just add another one if you want multiple empty names, for those interested)

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

thanks! actually works, the missing icons kept bugging me.

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it worked out for you now 😊

@coolphantomsimpleton5907

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

This is the safest and the best way to do it, without having to deal with complex things such as working with the registry.

@abfh

3 жыл бұрын

SAME

AN HOUR OF SEARCHING AND THIS 4 YEAR OLD VIDEO HELPED BLESS YOUR SOUL SIR

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome bud 😊

@MohdAzylee

3 жыл бұрын

how weird it happens now

@verex7503

3 жыл бұрын

@@MohdAzylee 2 days ago

@MohdAzylee

3 жыл бұрын

@@verex7503 what are you trying to achieve here

Just wanna say I like how you explained this method in a much shorter and concise manner than other people on YT that give the same method but cram a bunch of other useless info into their video. Also, I think restarting Windows Explorer is more efficient than ending it and creating the new task, unless if simply restarting doesn't fix the issue for some people.

@extremewebdesigns

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree that restarting can fix issues for some.

Kudos for the excellent repair instructions. My Dell "Support Assist" icon was periodically blanking out to a white file icon. I followed your video instructions and they worked perfectly! The Support Assist desktop icon was immediately restored to its correct image. Your You Tube video is the only web fix posted to address this specific issue. THANK YOU!

@extremewebdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

Very glad to hear that. Thank you for your confirmation 👍

Thank you! I was worried because not having the images on the shortcuts made my desktop look ugly and unorganized. I will definitely share this video with whoever needs it in the future.

@extremewebdesigns

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 👍

Not gonna lie I was skeptical at first then I continued the steps and it worked! This is straight to the point. Don't be scared if the task bar disappears just continue the steps.

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful 😊

Perfectly work after 6 years, simple and easy. Much appreciate!

After 6 years, this is still a life-saver. Thank you so much!

*THANK YOU DUDE! Everything is slightly different with Win10 in 2020, but the issue sorted itself out. Nicely explained too.*

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you buddy 👍

Thanks dude, you honestly give very good instructions and make it easy for someone to follow, I subbed :)

@extremewebdesigns

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Thank you! I watched lots of tutorials in which I needed to open the task manager, but on my laptop it was different. Your method is just perfect!

Hey just did this and it fixed for me! Thanks for the fix, I was missing so many icons and this finally fixed all of them so I appreciate you my good sir. Good luck in that league of legends ;)

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 👍

thanks dude works on windows 10 also

@extremewebdesigns

6 жыл бұрын

That is great to hear. Thanks so much for the confirmation :)

@skyview059

6 жыл бұрын

My Problem was Git Change Log icons not showing... Now it is working... :) #Win10, #Git, #TortoiseGit

@extremewebdesigns

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Khairul Azam! Glad to know it worked :)

@ice-hole

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh there's no admin folder on my users folder, can u tell me why?

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

That's probably because: 1. You are not logged in as Admin. 2. Your account doesn't have Admin rights. 3. The name of your Admin account is NOT Admin. It might be some other account. It can be even the account that you are currently logged in. In any of the cases, try to find the *IconCache.db* file and that will help you in resolving the issue.

THANK YOU!!! I tried so many other videos that did not work and finally this is the one that worked! I've been trying to fix this forever. This was on 2/19/2022 and still working

Bless you for this tutorial. All the information was helpful and right there. Thank you SO much!

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

Short and to the point Thank you so much bro ❤️👏🏼

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome bro 😊

Thank you so much for your clear cut and easy to follow explanation. Worked well for me :)

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that it worked for you 😊

this was very good, straight to the point and really easy to understand

@extremewebdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help 😊

Six years later and still helped, thank you

Oh my god you’re a life saver dude I’m on windows 10 and it legit worked. Usually these things are too hard or risky or just don’t work, but you’re method doesn’t do any of those! Thanks!

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

Very glad to hear that it worked for you. Happy to help 😊😊😊

This man is a champion

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Dude it still works! You are AWESOME! Thank you so much, this happened to me recently, & I couldn’t understand why & this helped! Btw people if it doesn’t happen right away read the description! All I had to do was reset & my icons slowly started to reappear! :)

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that buddy 😊

6 years later and this still works!! thank you!!

Easy and simple solution. Worked perfectly. Thank you!

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

awesome vid. Short and concise and got the job done!

@extremewebdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

I know this is in 2016 but bro you saved my life I accidentally put my Left 4 dead 2 to recycle bin, and then I restored it, the icon disappeared, with this video, it helped me getting the icon back thank you so much bro you deserve more subscribers. I'm literally gonna subscribe you right now.

@extremewebdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help you bro ☺️

Thank you! I couldn’t find a good tutorial for this until now

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped you 😊

thanks man this is finally something that works, i spend so much time looking and now i find so thanks

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that it helped 👍

Thank you for adding the “don’t get scared” bc I definitely needed that after having an entirely black screen lmao. Worked like a charm. Bless your heart.

Bro even 5 years later.. The only video that helped me out, you are a legend thankyou!

@extremewebdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help you 😊

Straightforward solution to a minor annoyance. Thanks for the effort.

@extremewebdesigns

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Glad you like it :)

This worked for me on windows 10 for my Epic Games Launcher! Super helpful, thank you!

@extremewebdesigns

5 жыл бұрын

Very glad to hear that. Thanks for sharing your feedback :)

It worked for Win11 as well. Simple and to the point, thank you

@extremewebdesigns

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! Thank you for your confirmation 👍

@el_alonsito2109

Жыл бұрын

@@extremewebdesigns why does it happen tho?

Thank you so much! After 5 years and a bit, it still works! Helped me a lot :)

2:34 that zoom 🔥

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

😆

@PioneeringPhilosophy

3 жыл бұрын

@@extremewebdesigns tho

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

😊

Work's like a charm! Thank you brother!

@extremewebdesigns

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the confirmation bro. Glad to help you :)

You are the best. This is the clearest explanation of all time. keep up the great work!

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome 😎 Glad to hear that 😊

Finally a video that is straight on point and the solution works. Thanks!

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 😊

Scared me for a moment when it became a solid color 😅, but it worked thank you so much!

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

this helps and straight to the point, i had to watch 4 other videos with the same content but they have too many bullshit and things that arent supposed to include in tutorials like this, fuck them! thank you i liked and subscribe.

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help bro 😊

Short, Simple, and Works like a charm, Thanks Mate..!

After 6 years all I can say this guy is legit HUGE THANK YOU for this I was always wondering about this💖

Perfect works still with Windows 10. I think it was caused by One Drive that my icons disappeared. Thank u for the Video

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

@4am446

3 жыл бұрын

didnt work for me i did all tbe right steps including shitting myself when it went black but the icon didnt come bac

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Restart your device.

@4am446

3 жыл бұрын

@@extremewebdesigns thank you :)

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

holy ghost it's really worked !! 4 years ago but still helped thx man !

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

😊😊😊

Thanks so much, easy to follow and still relevant! Worth a like!

@extremewebdesigns

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

Gracias, unos de los pocos tutriales que son rápidos, concisos y entendibles.

OMG!! It flipping worked🤯 At first I thought I did something wrong after doing the last step and when I looked for the icon it worked!!!....I'm just shocked lool Thank you soooooo much for the help🤧🤗

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 😊

THANK YOU!!! still works in 2019!

@extremewebdesigns

5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

Thanks a lot dude, I thought of Putting OS. I really Appreciate your help, it helped me to fix my Issue.

Surprised to see this actually worked, much appreciated!

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!! I´LL GIVE YOU A SUPER LIKE :D

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. Glad to help 😊👍👍

Awesome, thanks a million!

@extremewebdesigns

7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome :)

for a second i thought it didnt work but then i restarted my computer and it worked, thanks for the tutorial. discord without the icon was bugging the heck out of me.

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 😊

I was really worried n frustrated with my icon issue, this video resolves all my problem. kudos to u mate.

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help you bro 😊

Ur 54 seconds helped me fix my pc thanks

@extremewebdesigns

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 😊

Thank you sooo much this worked for me.

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 😊

Man got straight to the point! Thank you very much i will be making sure to like and subscribe to your channel👍👍👍

@extremewebdesigns

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

first one of these windows tutorial videos that worked with the first video, thank you

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome ☺️

I LOVE YOU IT'S WORKING !

@extremewebdesigns

5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

Thanks so much now i can see my missing icon!

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 😊

Thanks you. It's working 👍 And happy new year 🥳

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome bro 😊 Happy New Year to you as well 🥳🥳🥳

the only vid i tried that’s actually worked thank you very much!

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

Legend

@extremewebdesigns

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you PuurJarrett!

Thanks this helped me my chrome icon wasn't showing.

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

Thanks a lotttt man!! You got me through it. Though I am using Windows 7 Ultimate. But this process worked. I tried so many other processes but only yours worked. My Word 2016 logo wasn't showing but now the problem is solved after 2 days. Thank you once again.

@extremewebdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 😊

@soubhagyasarkar9899

2 жыл бұрын

@@extremewebdesigns keep going

Quick and straight forward. I wish I could give u more than one like.

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome buddy ☺️

I hate that this type of bs always happening in Windows. It just shows how unstable the OS really is.

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed 👍

@Sebas_frl

3 жыл бұрын

okay switch to mac os, or live with it

@mitz5398

3 жыл бұрын

make it better and easy to use instead of advertising candy crush

Bruh i was so scared you really helped me :)

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

No problem, bro. Glad to help 😊

@kelvinarce9604

4 жыл бұрын

I was scared too but I found out how to do it at the end I thought it was a scam

it actually worked, thank you so much, usually videos in here are fake but i will Subscribe just for this

@extremewebdesigns

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

Concise and actually works. Thanks! also works for taskbar icons, double thanks :)

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thank you for your confirmation 👍

*Important note for everyone*: If the blank icon has a cloud on the bottom left, right click the icon, go to properties and close it again, after that, it should show a green tick. Then you just do all the steps again.

@aliRMA5198

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much this rlly helped. (btw if you already deleted the iconcache folder it won't show up again so to see the icons after u dltd the photo and did what this comment said u just have to restart your pc or end windows explorer task and restart it).

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience 👍

@MichaelCTruth

3 жыл бұрын

I went to the icon cache folder but when I click on it, it just gives a warning and the ok button to access it is greyed out. Any ideas of what to do? I'm on windows 10

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

It is a file and not a folder. If you can share a screenshot, I can comment further.

Thanks a lot man. Gained: 1 sub 1 like 1 comment

@Artificial_Intelligence_PIAIC

4 жыл бұрын

20th

Thank you so much man it still works even for 6 years :D

@extremewebdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 😊

6 years!! And it still relevant!! Thanks bro!!

@extremewebdesigns

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 😊

i pooed myself when my desktop went black 💀

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

😂👍

@defiantjv2920

Жыл бұрын

Oh man i pooped my pants too

@vikaspatel12694

8 ай бұрын

I alo😊

didnt work for me, but still thank you, some good info just my wacky pc, tried your pinned message as well just fyi

@extremewebdesigns

4 жыл бұрын

Try the following and see if it helps: 1. Make sure you are looking in the correct folder. 2. Make sure to show the hidden files from Windows folder options.

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Try the alternate solution that I posted in the video description and restart your device and check if that fixes the issue.

Thanks a lot for making this video , however why is that happening in the first place ? when i download league the icon was fine and then i reinstall it and download it after 2 months the icon didn't show up like last time what's the problem causing that ? is it from windows ?

you earned a new sub, thank you so much this was bothering me for a week

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

I was like = oh no! I think it's gonna break my PC. then he said = don't be scared. me went WTF then it worked at the end noice

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆

still working 2019 windows 10

@extremewebdesigns

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your confirmation 👍

OMG thank u so much because of u my pc is still alive :) YOU'RE THE MAN!

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome ☺️

This was exactly what I needed! Thank you!!

i love you

@extremewebdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

@precision9772

2 жыл бұрын

Bo3 player? I love you too ❤ no homo

@hamzasgaming3655

2 жыл бұрын

@@precision9772 yessir

@precision9772

2 жыл бұрын

@@hamzasgaming3655 ahh I miss bo3 zombies best one tbh

@hamzasgaming3655

2 жыл бұрын

@@precision9772 der eisendrache was the best map no doubt 😩😩

Im scared blue screen happend to my pc HAHAHA THANK YOU

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

😆👍

@carlcubaphrp

3 жыл бұрын

@@extremewebdesigns I dont expect your still active hehe

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I do reply when I get a chance from my schedule. 🙂

I can confirm this method works for Windows 7 too. Thank you so much man you saved me :) You also earned a subscriber !

Thank you, I was having trouble and you solved my problem exactly right 😁

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

Didnt work

@AliGhost

6 жыл бұрын

u got any fix, it didnt work for me too, and its so annoying Edit: all the icons are fine, its the pictures that show the file icon instead of icon or thumbnails

@just_gibs

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah same here

@Yudi

6 жыл бұрын

The Gibus Main for me it worked

@EDIOXY

5 жыл бұрын

still didnt work

@olofekroth3719

5 жыл бұрын

my icons just got weirder

Great video, straight up and worked for me!

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

Thanks for the help! my adobe apps were showing as a white file, and this helped a ton. I think that I will find my self doing this very often!

@extremewebdesigns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 😊

YOU DESERVE MILLIONS OF VIEWS. IT WORKED I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH!

@extremewebdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help 😊

Very very.....thank you Im mind stuck for an hour....this video makes me relief.....thank you so much ✌🏻✌🏻

Thank you so much, it is a simple task but common for most people to not understand how to do it

@extremewebdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

*THANK YOU!* i was scared when my browser had my icon gone, but this tutorial helped me, thank you!

@extremewebdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

2023 and still works! thanks for this!

thanks for showing the solution! it actually works, and the missing icons are back.