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Originally, I noticed my Word and Excel icons were not displaying properly (look at the "paper.docx" icon). So I "rebuilt" the icon cache database using the steps below:
Rebuilding the Icon Cache Database
1. Close all folder windows that are currently open.
2. Launch Task Manager using the CTRL+SHIFT+ESC key sequence, or by running taskmgr.exe.
3. In the Process tab, right-click on the Explorer.exe process and select End Process.
4. Click the End process button when asked for confirmation.
5. From the File menu of Task Manager, select New Task (Run…)
6. Type CMD.EXE, and click OK
7. In the Command Prompt window, type the commands one by one and press ENTER after each command:
9. Type EXPLORER.EXE, and click OK.
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Now a bunch of icons are messed up (as opposed to before when only my Word and Excel icons were not displaying properly). Any ideas? Thanks.
Rebuilding the Icon Cache Database
1. Close all folder windows that are currently open.
2. Launch Task Manager using the CTRL+SHIFT+ESC key sequence, or by running taskmgr.exe.
3. In the Process tab, right-click on the Explorer.exe process and select End Process.
4. Click the End process button when asked for confirmation.
5. From the File menu of Task Manager, select New Task (Run…)
6. Type CMD.EXE, and click OK
7. In the Command Prompt window, type the commands one by one and press ENTER after each command:
CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
DEL IconCache.db /a
EXIT
8. In Task Manager, click File, select New Task (Run…)DEL IconCache.db /a
EXIT
9. Type EXPLORER.EXE, and click OK.
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Now a bunch of icons are messed up (as opposed to before when only my Word and Excel icons were not displaying properly). Any ideas? Thanks.
