Windows 10: Desktop and taskbar icons are invisible

The icons on my desktop have gone completely invisible and the images on the taskbar have turned into a weird icon as per attached screenshot Some of the icons in the start bar are normal, but when the application is closed the apps return to the broken icon with the mail app being an exception. The view is set to "show desktop icons" with a tick on the left, so that isn't it. I have restarted the computer multiple times and the issue has persisted for multiple days. The icons do not appear on any other displays.

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desktop icons, taskbar shortcut and folder icons are invisible

Good morning Mark,

That certainly is curious. If you right click on the desktop (try not to click on one of the invisible icons), select “view” is “show desktop icons” checked off? If not, check it and see if they appear.

Can you also log in as a different user and see if the desktop icons/taskbar icons are there? This would tell me if it’s profile specific.

Look forward to working with you!

- C

 

Minecraft Launcher's Taskbar Icon is Invisible

Yesterday, I was playing Minecraft when I realized that that Minecraft launcher taskbar icon was invisible. When I pinned the launcher, I could move the invisible icon around on my taskbar, creating gaps between other, already pinned programs. Someone asked this question and got the answer "try reinstalling the launcher". That person said the suggestion worked and resolved their problem.

Since the issue is relatively benign, I decided to ignore it rather than interrupt playing Minecraft with the chore of reinstalling the launcher. Today, I discovered that the issue resolved itself thanks to shutting down my computer at the end of each day (restarting it). In summary, you can fix the invisible icon problem by simply restarting your computer, no need to reinstall the Minecraft Launcher. I'm just writing this "question" because the other question post that suggested the reinstall is now locked, so everyone that goes looking for the solution to this issue are getting the muss less efficient solution of reinstalling compared to the much quicker and simpler solution of restarting their PC. Anyway, hopefully this helped you. Have a good one!

TLDR;

If your Minecraft Launcher taskbar icon is invisible, before you try uninstalling and reinstalling the launcher, try simply restarting your computer. It worked for me and is much less of a chore than going through the reinstallation process. Have a good one!

 

System Icons on taskbar

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

Are you referring to the clock system icon on the taskbar?

If so, I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:

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  Click on the search bar on the taskbar.
  
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  Type system icons.
  
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  Under Turn System Icons ON or OFF, turn On the Clock and check with the issue.
  

Hope it helps.