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    Windows 11 June 2026 KB5094126: desktop.ini Icons Hidden by Trust Rule

    Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 security updates for Windows 11, including KB5094126 for versions 24H2 and 25H2, intentionally stop File Explorer from honoring desktop.ini folder customizations when Windows cannot treat the file’s origin as trusted, causing some custom icons and localized names to...
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    June 2026 Windows Security Update Blocks Desktop.ini Folder Icons via Trust

    Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 Windows security updates deliberately changed how Windows 10, Windows 11, and supported Windows Server releases handle folder customizations stored in desktop.ini, causing some custom folder icons and localized folder names to disappear when Windows cannot trust the...
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    June 2026 Windows Update Breaks Custom Folder Icons from desktop.ini

    Microsoft says Windows security updates released on or after June 9, 2026, may stop some custom folder icons and localized folder display names from appearing because Windows now ignores desktop.ini files whose source it cannot verify as trusted. That is not a cosmetic bug in the usual Patch...
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    June 2026 Windows Update: Desktop.ini Trust Changes in File Explorer

    Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 Windows security updates, including KB5094126 for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 and KB5093998 for Windows 11 23H2, changed how File Explorer handles desktop.ini folder customizations from sources Windows does not trust. The result is not data loss, and it is not a broken...
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