Windows 10: Broken Sticky Notes Taskbar Icon

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  1. Broken Sticky Notes Taskbar Icon


    Hi, so I have somehow managed to break a pinned app on my taskbar, specifically Sticky Notes. What I did to achieve this is from an open start menu apps list I dragged a shortcut link into another start menu folder that I created for all the office programs. Once there it's icon was jaring adjacent to the office ones so I proceeded to creating a suitable replacement. Thinking this link was nothing more then a basic shortcut I saw no harm in what I was trying to do, and yet that turned out to be 100% incorrect. It apparently was nothing like a basic shortcut because once I had restarted my computer, the sticky notes link that was pinned to my taskbar now had no icon being displayed and furthermore now has become impossible to unpin from the taskbar.


    The start menu still shows the default icon just fine, and also the folder I added a link to is still showing the customized icon sort of meaning it's definitely my icon being displayed yet somehow it's rendering with a solid color background that should have been transparent. But regardless, the taskbar is my current focus, and so far nothing I've tried has fixed the issue. Which is I've tried resetting the icon cache, the UWP cache and killing off explorer and restarting it, and also restarting windows and no change.


    How can I fix this, and also if someone could explain why this happened in the first pace, that would be super helpful. Thanks

    :)
     
    DemonSeed64, Jul 24, 2020
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  2. Broken Sticky Notes Taskbar Icon

    Hi, so I have somehow managed to break a pinned app on my taskbar, specifically Sticky Notes. What I did to achieve this is from an open start menu apps list I dragged a shortcut link into another start menu folder that I created for all the office programs.
    Once there it's icon was jaring adjacent to the office ones so I proceeded to creating a suitable replacement. Thinking this link was nothing more then a basic shortcut I saw no harm in what I was trying to do, and yet that turned out to be 100% incorrect.
    It apparently was nothing like a basic shortcut because once I had restarted my computer, the sticky notes link that was pinned to my taskbar now had no icon being displayed and furthermore now has become impossible to unpin from the taskbar.

    The start menu still shows the default icon just fine, and also the folder I added a link to is still showing the customized icon (sort of) meaning it's definitely my icon being displayed yet somehow it's rendering with a solid color background that should
    have been transparent. But regardless, the taskbar is my current focus, and so far nothing I've tried has fixed the issue. Which is I've tried resetting the icon cache, the UWP cache and killing off explorer and restarting it, and also restarting windows and
    no change.

    How can I fix this, and also if someone could explain why this happened in the first pace, that would be super helpful. Thanks
     
    DemonSeed64, Jul 27, 2020
    #2
  3. Sticky Note Missing

    Hi KeithRawlings,

    I'm Charles, an Independent advisor trying to help.

    Let's see if with the following steps we can solve the problem:

    1.- Open >> Sticky notes, when located on the taskbar (Right click on the option) >> Select: List of Notes, now check if your note is in that list.

    2.- Follow the steps suggested by the Windows MVP in your article

    https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-sticky-notes-lost...

    I hope the steps work for you

    Attentive to any comments

    Have a happy day

    Best Regards,

    Charles.
     
    CharlesJones32, Jul 27, 2020
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  4. Broken Sticky Notes Taskbar Icon

    Sticky note icon broken

    Not a huge deal but my Sticky Note icon is broken in the start menu and I can't find the .exe to change the icon. I was wondering if anyone knew where the .exe was so I can change the icon in properties. I looked in C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe
    and in C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Sticky Notes\ and even in
    C:\WINDOWS\system32
    for stikynot.exe. Not in any of those location. I am on Win 10 Home Anniversary or Legacy, which ever the newest one is.
     
    Anthonybeardo, Jul 27, 2020
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