Windows 10: All system icons are missing

Discus and support All system icons are missing in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I know this sounds like an easy fix but it is not. I have scoured the entire internet and experimented myself extensively on trying to fix this problem... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Prodiginus, Jan 4, 2016.

  1. All system icons are missing


    I know this sounds like an easy fix but it is not. I have scoured the entire internet and experimented myself extensively on trying to fix this problem so I would be grateful if someone here would like to help me. The problem is this: I have Windows 10 Home and all of my icons have disappeared. I mean not only my desktop ones all of them I will include some screenshots so you guys can access the problem. This happened when I used the Winfix option in the Systemcare 9 Pro app. It told me the I have something wrong with sticky notes (I don't remember what is said I'm sorry) so I just clicked fix then all of my icons just disappeared, and it said the problem was fixed. I have tried running every troubleshooting method in the windows OS and I everything says everything is all fine. My personal theory is that either there is a setting for this that I can change back or that I have a problem in the registry (I do not back it up frequently sadly so I cannot load a backup) or the problem lies in a corrupted file (I have used sfc /scannow and it says nothing is wrong). I also am unable to access the properties option (Whenever I right click the menu comes up but when I click properties it won't open). If you guys cannot help me then I shall have to go to a tech repair place and get my computer fixed. Thank you for helping or trying to*Smile.

    :)
     
    Prodiginus, Jan 4, 2016
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  2. All icons in the system are missing.

    Go to Settings app > System > Display and change the scaling level slider from what it is at present (probably 100%) to something else, then back again.

    If that doesn't help then yes, try
    rebuilding the icon cache
    .

    For all we know you didn't revert all your registry edits properly, or worse broke something unknowingly while you were in there.
     
    RobertJWin, Jan 4, 2016
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  3. Zotad Win User
    All icons in the system are missing.

    I was having a problem recently how the default windows apps wouldn't work with the built in administrator account and i found a way to fix it with regedit, unfortunately when i restarted my PC, every single icon was gone, they were all the default windows
    program icon and in explorer it was blank. Now i tried to undo the things i did in regedit and it still didn't work. I don't know if i have to restore the icon cache, read that on how to geek, or something else. Help?


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    Zotad, Jan 4, 2016
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  4. Private Win User

    All system icons are missing

    Do you have System Protection enabled?

    I assume that ASC had a Rescue Center to Undo Changes?
     
    Private, Jan 4, 2016
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  5. davidhk Win User
    I would suggest :

    1. UNINSTALL Systemcare 9 Pro and refrain yourself from employing 3rd party programs until you have checked with people in the forum if the programs are safe to use.

    It's never a good idea to mess with registry cleaner and all those snake-oil products.

    2. Do a system restore . Pick a date BEFORE you ran Systemcare 9 Pro as your restore point.
    System Restore Windows 10
     
    davidhk, Jan 4, 2016
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  6. I have tried the rescue center in ASC but that did not help and ASC is a well known and popular security and pc optimizer so I did not that it could do something like this. I used the winfix pro program in it and that is what broke the icons so I think that it is not the ASC. I will try to uninstall ASC and reboot my computer and see if that fixes it if that doesn't work I will recover an older version of windows 10. I will tell u guys if the uninstall and reboot work.
     
    Prodiginus, Jan 4, 2016
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  7. DoItJust Win User
    DoItJust, Jan 4, 2016
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  8. All system icons are missing

    I am still confused on what an image software is but I am going to do the recovery option to keep files in the video you suggested but I would like to know what it means to delete apps and I get the settings part but what about the apps?
    Will it delete all 3rd party apps or just apps from windows store?
     
    Prodiginus, Jan 4, 2016
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  9. Ill do the windows refresh and talk to u guys afterwards. Btw thank you all for the help
     
    Prodiginus, Jan 4, 2016
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  10. DoItJust Win User
    I'm not sure I understand what you mean.
    If you select "Keep personal files and apps" everything will be kept and if you select "Keep personal files only" the system will be like after a clean install with the addition of your personal files.
    Good luck!
     
    DoItJust, Jan 4, 2016
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  11. Hey guys thanks for all the help I was able to reinstall windows and that seemed to fix the problem. Now I get to reinstall all of my apps. UGGHHHH Oooh well seeya later if I get another problem.
     
    Prodiginus, Apr 4, 2018
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