Windows 10: Icons missing (But program text remains)

So this is my problem, as you can see, the program names are there, but all the icons, including the taskbar icons, and the icons in file explorer/task manager, are gone, before anyone asks, clicking to hide or show icons just makes the text disappear as well. When I click on properties of a program, nothing happens. I can't seem to find a similar problem online, so if anyone has any ideas, I'm interested.

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Disappearing icons

Carlos,

Yes, it is the desktop icons which are missing. The names of the programs (shortcuts) remain on the desktop, but no icons, and I cannot read the properties of any files associated witth these (missing) icons.

Dragging and dropping the program from the start menu puts the name of the program on the desktop, but no icon associated with it.

Thanks for your help,

 

Windows 10 desktop

This only impacted text size, it did not impact the desktop icon size in any way. BIY, the icon text size remains unchanged by this setting.

 

Hello, have you tried searching this forum?
A quick search using the white search box above for
missing icons desktop taskbar
offers
Thumbnails, desktop icons, taskbar icons gone, Properties doesnt work - Windows 10 Forums

Is there anything there that helps?
Feel free to search for more and post back if no solution.

 

I also have the same problm..can anyone help me???? plz its urgent

 

Sorry to see these as your first posts @Repins621 and @aman11

Had a situation the other day where a complete shutdown and restart brought everything back to normal. This may not help this issue but it is a simple idea.

Create a restore point, better safe than sorry. Google the idea if you want to understand background.

Could I suggest you hold the shift key down and then click shutdown (while holding shift down). Shift +Shutdown

Google the idea if you want to understand background. Give it a moment and power back on. This starts Windows fresh.

 

I had this problem after the second time I recently upgraded my PC to windows 10. My fix was to revert back to windows 7 for a second time.

I did get the icons to propigate by disconnecting my display cable and plugging it back in, but the next time I switched my monitors from desktop one, to desktop two they disappeared again. Went back to windows 7 again, and it was fine.