Windows 10: Missing file type icons in Explorer

Hi all,

I'm using Windows 10 ver. 1703. Since the last major update, the file explorer shows a blank icon for many file types instead of the associated application (such as Adobe Acrobat, Excel, Word etc.). The files are still associated correctly and re-associating them didn't solve the problem. I also deleted the icon cache and let Windows rebuild it, but that didn't help either.

Does anybody have an idea?

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File Explorer has gone crazy after last nights upgrade.

My only has icons instead of full descriptions. I can not get back to a point where I have tabs that actually say something. Please tell me how to get my view repaired? help... Help.... HELP!!!

 

Cannot open editing option in file explorer and slow to open

The control panel, settings, view options, icons on type of documents in folders are all missing - or not working - nothing happens when you click or retrieves emply folders. And, file explorer takes ages to retrieve any documents. Tried few suggestions
and eliminating quick view but problem persists.

Missing control panel, view options, icons and non respondent file explorer- Original Title

 

Hi berliner77. Welcome to the TenForums @berliner77

Could be a wild guess solution. Try going in the Apps box in Settings. Then defaults apps and at the bottom of the Right hand side "Set defaults by app". Try setting one to be the default, say Adobe, allow it to take all the extensions associated to Adobe.

Now I saw your comment that the defaults are associating correctly. My wild guess is that by using this process it will reassign the proper icon.

Ken

 

Thank you for the comment, I tried it and it didn't work. Moreover, when I click on Adobe Acrobat and then on "Choose defaults for this program", the new window shows the extensions with blank icons (see attached screenshot).

 

Does this happen in other user ids?

Could you create a standard user and see if it has the same issue?

Ken

 

Hi, try this free program and post a screenshot like this



for a couple of different examples.

 

Okay, I found out why and how that happened. The defaulticon values in the registry don't point to folders under %ProgramFiles% but, for whatever reasons, to the installer folder in %windir%. I have a small SSD and moved that folder to a different drive and linked it back as a junction. Because of Creators Update, the junction was lost. I restored it and everything works well now.

 

Great find. Thanks for sharing. If you wouldn't mind marking thread solved.


Ken