Windows 10: Shortcuts Icons Turn White When Moved

Discus and support Shortcuts Icons Turn White When Moved in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hi. For some shortcuts that I have placed on the desktop when I move them to a different folder they shortcut icon turns white. This does not happen... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by andyouf, Sep 18, 2018.

  1. ANDYOUF
    andyouf Win User

    Shortcuts Icons Turn White When Moved


    Hi. For some shortcuts that I have placed on the desktop when I move them to a different folder they shortcut icon turns white. This does not happen for every application where I will move the shortcut but for some.

    Example: GPU-Z icon on desktop looks fine. Moved to "Game" folder on desktop now it is a blank white icon. MSI Afterburner icon on desktop look fine. Moved to "Game" folder on desktop and icon is retained. Just coming off a fresh install of Windows.

    :)
     
    andyouf, Sep 18, 2018
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  2. P4-630
    P4-630 Win User

    Blank shortcut icon GPU-Z

    Sometime ago I installed the latest version of GPU-Z, started up my laptop the next day and noticed that the GPU-Z shortcut icon was white, I tried to find the icon in GPU-Z.exe but it said: "GPU-Z.exe contains no icons".
    I hope I the icon will return in the next version.
     
    P4-630, Sep 18, 2018
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  3. RIVRE
    rivre Win User
    Moving shortcut to another folder drops icon


    This made no difference. What I found is it doesn't show the icon if my folder view is set to list mode. If I change view mode to Icon mode, then the icons are visible in whatever size I select in view mode.

    However, if I go through the procedure I listed above, then it does give me the tiny icon that is viewable in list mode. But I have to select the icon manually, every time, twice, before it is visible. Otherwise the icon is a generic shortcut icon. Why is this? This wasn't the case with Windows 7. Even in list view I could move the shortcut and the icon would carry over. This is a lot of extra work for every shortcut I move.

    It also doesn't seem to happen for every shortcut. Some shortcuts carry over with the icon showing and some I have to manually select the icon for it to display.
     
    rivre, Sep 18, 2018
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  4. SYED ABDUL JABBAR
    Syed Abdul Jabbar Win User

    Shortcuts Icons Turn White When Moved

    Is there any way to get the original icons to display again after the shortcuts are moved into a folder?

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

    Please be informed, the view of files, folders, shortcuts etc. will be set to small icons by default, due to which you will not be able to see the shortcut's icon.

    I suggest you to follow these steps:


    • Click on View
      menu in the menu bar.

    • Select either of these options
      medium, large or extra-large icons and you will be able to see the icon of the shortcut.

    In future, if you have any issues related to Windows, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.
     
    Syed Abdul Jabbar, Sep 18, 2018
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