Windows 10: Desktop Icons changed to a blank white page. How do I change it to it's original state?

How do I change my icons back to the original state? My desktop icons were pictures.of the app or game downloaded, but now its a blank white page with a green checkmark. Some of these are games and the others are just files, but I'm not sure why it changed in the first place, let alone how to change it back.

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Cannot change desktop icon

Sometimes a desktop icon changes from what it was to a plain white folder. Might be something I did but not sure what.

To change it to the icon I want, I go:

1. Rt-click icon > Properties > Change icon
2. I select the icon I want from the thumbnails of icons.
3. Click OK
4. Click Apply

But the icon does not change. It just stays looking like a white folder.
HOWEVER, if I pin the icon to the taskbar, the icon on the taskbar does look like the icon I selected in step-2. So the change is registered with Win10 but the icon on the desktop just doesn't change.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

 

Windows 11 - Random desktop icons turn white, blank page.

Since updating to Windows 11 random desktop icons turn white or a blank page., however the application / program works. Randomly the icons turn white with no rhyme or reason. Any fixes ?

 

Games icons changed to blank page icon in Windows 10

Original Title[games icons ]

Hi all, hoping for some help. In my games folder, I've noticed that some of the icons have changed to a blank page icon. When I go into properties, change icon, all I get to choose from are the usual windows icons. I want to get the original icon back.
How do I do this please?