Windows 10: Program shortcut icons disappear

Discus and support Program shortcut icons disappear in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I have some folders on my desktop which contain shortcuts to often used programs. Some of these icons sometimes get lost (quite reliably after I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by jacobacci, Sep 19, 2018.

  1. JACOBACCI
    jacobacci Win User

    Program shortcut icons disappear


    I have some folders on my desktop which contain shortcuts to often used programs.
    Some of these icons sometimes get lost (quite reliably after I reinstall Windows from scratch and newly create the folder that holds the shortcuts and the shortcuts themselves) and only a white folder thumbnail is shown (not the default folder one).
    This has been happening to me on several PCs (both AMD and Intel) ever since Windows 10. This is with all versions of Win 10. The icon is lost only with certain "boutique" programs (i.e. EasyBCD, CoreTemp). I suspect it has something to do with the way the developer has coded the program icon.
    I can reliably make the icon come back by doing the following:
    - right click - properties
    - click change icon and click on the icon that displays
    - click ok
    - click ok (sometimes it asks for admin permissions)
    If I do this sequence TWICE, the icon comes back and sticks for many months, before disappearing again.
    Two questions:
    - has anyone else noticed this (I find it a royal pain in the neck)
    - is there anyway to automate the above described procedure?

    :)
     
    jacobacci, Sep 19, 2018
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  2. LORRAINE WALSH
    lorraine walsh Win User

    Blank shortcut icon GPU-Z

    I know I am quite late but as I was scrolling through I saw this post which happened to one of friend too. This sometimes happens with Windows. Usually a reboot will solve the problem. However if this doesn't, try setting the icon for the shortcut(right-click pinned icon, right-click program, left-click properties, select "change icon...") or refreshing it by switching to a different icon, applying it, and then reverting back to the original icon. Remove the shortcut from the taskbar and replace it with the start menu shortcut or simply drag the .exe file to the taskbar.
     
    lorraine walsh, Sep 19, 2018
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  3. RULE-R
    Rule-R Win User
    Desktop shortcuts disappearing

    One of the computers i maintain has a few of the desktop shortcuts disappearing now and then. It runs windows 7, and has a shitload of shortcuts on the desktop.

    Any idea what might cause this?
     
    Rule-R, Sep 19, 2018
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  4. NAKI
    Naki Win User

    Program shortcut icons disappear

    GPU-Z Program Icon Submission

    Suggestion to have an option to change Notification Area icon this way too.
    Suggestion to finally have proper separate Options window like most (all?) Windows programs do.
     
    Naki, Sep 19, 2018
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