- Feb 15, 2012
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Hey guys win 10 is being a pita, I did a reboot to finish updates and after restarting my icons were all screwed up as you can see below...
How about this tool?Yea that didn't do anything
How about this tool?
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/downloads/TICR.zip
If it doesn't help run sfc /scannow
Didn't helpYou may give a try to tweaking.com Windows repair tool.
It has "Icons" listed as fix But dont know related to your prob or not?
Tweaking.com - Windows Repair Free/Pro
Direct download portable http://www.tweaking.com/files/setups/tweaking.com_windows_repair_aio.zip
That are the good steps, in most cases.Close all programs, and open the command line by running cmd in the Run box, then run into this in turn commands below:
ie4uinit.exe -ClearIconCache
taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F
DEL "%localappdata%\IconCache.db" /A
shutdown /r /f /t 00
Could Not Find C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\IconCache.dbClose all programs, and open the command line by running cmd in the Run box, then run into this in turn commands below:
ie4uinit.exe -ClearIconCache
taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F
DEL "%localappdata%\IconCache.db" /A
shutdown /r /f /t 00
When I try to open properties nothing happensThat are the good steps, in most cases.
This is almost what does the .bat file linked by BoraMurdar (with tests and prompt)
I suppose overkill has run it as admin.
One test to do : create a shortcut, for example from This PC, and look at the properties => change icon if the good dll is used : C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll
Local : hidden folderCould Not Find C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\IconCache.db
When I try to open properties nothing happens
When IconCache.db is gone, a normal reboot must create it again, that is very strange.IconCache.db is gone and properties will not open. I have have put my win 10 laptop away for a few days to see if I can find any other ways to fix this, but if I don't I will reformat and disable updates. The sad thing is, I can't even downgrade to win 7 cause when I try to install drivers they won't even install correctly.![]()
It never re-created itself...this is the weirdest thing that has ever happened to me with computers. This is a bad bug from MSWhen IconCache.db is gone, a normal reboot must create it again, that is very strange.
I think you must disable updates for few weeks, and see if other persons had same problem with their windows update.
the dll I show on my screenshot is the one where icons are, if you can open create a shortcut, then open properties and browse to to the good dll and validate, very strange behavior.