Windows 10: ALL icons missing...from entire system...!

Sorry again, I'm old and grey...which address bar are we talkin about here...?

 

uncle: back in File Explorer. Yes, I want to see if you have permissions for that certain file or not.
Speedy Gonzo: You are 100% correct. I want to see if you have permission (within the certain account) to see if your account has permissions to access that file or not. So yes, creating the New Text Document into the other accounts defeats the purpose of those other accounts. You know exactly what I'm talking about. Each account needs to be checked if you access to that folder. But as a matter of fact, try to delete the iconcache.db file from your other accounts from the admin account, since your icons seem to work inside your admin account. and you seem to have access permissions to those other accounts. So delete the iconcache.db files from there

 

I get message that windows cannot find that file

 

Can you copy and paste here exactly what you put in there please?

 

Have you tried replacing your imageres.dll in system32 by extracting a new one from a Win10 .ISO suitable to your system as in pro or home x32 or x64

 

C:\Users\Laurie\AppData\\Local\IconCache.db

 

Okay, let's try again. Notice how you have two "slashes" after AppData? Make sure there is only one "slash"

and try again.

 

had one extra "back slash" but I re-did it properly

 

same thing happens with only 1 slash?

 

If I do that, I get a pop up that says "You are attempting to open a file that is type 'System File (db)" with a "Show Apps" that is basically saying what app do I want to use to open this db system file. I have no application installed that is set to open a db file. If I open it with Note Pad I just see gibberish.

 

Here's the weird part...with Explorer open and I hover the cursor arrow over the vertical slider, some weird lookin images(little black & white squares) appear and disappear quickly as you move the cursor back and forth...?

 

Try this program to quickly clear your icon and thumbnail cache. It's clean and works well
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/icon-c...for-windows-10

 

Hey chaps, let's take this up on Monday evening...gotta hit the hay...worn out...been at this shite all day. See you around 19:00hrs my time which is central time in Canada...UNLESS I get peed off and take the stupid thing to our local Computer guy...!!

 

uncle & Speedy do this similar process. Speedy, replace Laurie below with your account name:


this process may be tedious, but bare with me on this:

Go to: C:\Users\Laurie\AppData
Right click Local -> Properties
Press the Security tab
Press the Advanced button
Press the Add button
Click on the blue Select a principal
Type: Laurie
Press OK
Next to Applies to, sleect: This folder only
Check Full control
Press OK, press continue if that ever shows up, press OK, OK to close it all.
Restart the computer.

 

So you want me to delete the IconCache.db files in each of the other accounts (NOT the Admin account - don't want to risk that). I think if I do that, then reboot and log into those accounts, the IconCache.db file should be rebuilt correct? I have previously tired that in the original account that started this whole thing, and it did reappear but the problem did not go away. That said, I will do that and report back. In the mean time, I am going to bow out for now and let you work with unclepine. I will report back tomorrow. Thank you and good luck unclepine !!