Windows 10: Sign Out/Update and Shut Down/Update and Restart/etc icons broken shows rectangle icon

Discus and support Sign Out/Update and Shut Down/Update and Restart/etc icons broken shows rectangle icon in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] As shown in the images above, certain buttons have broken icons all throughout the operating system. The problem is, this... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by Sam Jeong, Aug 31, 2020.

  1. Sam Jeong Win User

    Sign Out/Update and Shut Down/Update and Restart/etc icons broken shows rectangle icon


    Sign Out/Update and Shut Down/Update and Restart/etc icons broken shows rectangle icon a736999d-deec-43d6-a690-a6248e2902c2?upload=true.png Sign Out/Update and Shut Down/Update and Restart/etc icons broken shows rectangle icon f36f2940-4e5c-4852-96fb-95a9762361d0?upload=true.png Sign Out/Update and Shut Down/Update and Restart/etc icons broken shows rectangle icon 2fb78aa7-cae0-48ef-b45b-f999bd5af9c6?upload=true.png


    As shown in the images above, certain buttons have broken icons all throughout the operating system. The problem is, this seems to be a user specific bug. I tried creating a new local account and signing in, the icons were totally fine.


    Is there a way to fix this, without having to create a new account and transferring all my files/fonts/etc over?

    :)
     
    Sam Jeong, Aug 31, 2020
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  2. Windows Update does it again: Disappearing Desktop Icons

    Hello

    After I updated a ton of security updates with care to only update the certain critical ones no anything else.


    The hardcoded icons have disappeared during reboot, those icons that you drag out of start menu and it automatically creates it, and the network icon that you right-click in the start menu and select "show on desktop"

    But there was also a freeze during the update process, when rebooted it re-do the stuff that it does at boot so i think it was fine , but the icon thing happend, it always has to be something.

    I so hate the windows update, I haven't updated for half a year and now i did a manual careful update and I think i will never do it again for win7 EVER on this PC.

    Icons keep disappearing after a certain period of days while several sessions passed. Let's say every 5 days or a week, 3 times now. I want to have my system stuff out like Control panel, add remove programs, all the sys stuff.


    EDIT: Exact icons are "network" "sound" and "programs and features"

    Found something it can be certain settings for icon cleanup

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com.../thread/ada5d392-2af7-43c3-9191-08baf63f0098/

    Stupid updates messing with my settings*Mad Sign Out/Update and Shut Down/Update and Restart/etc icons broken shows rectangle icon :mad:
     
    RuskiSnajper, Aug 31, 2020
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  3. prescient Win User
    home group icon

    home group icon started to show on off desktop on its own .
    not a shortcut icon but it just says home group icon

    all i can remember is upgrading to outlook from hot mail and skype with its updater
     
    prescient, Aug 31, 2020
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  4. XPEHOPE3 Win User

    Sign Out/Update and Shut Down/Update and Restart/etc icons broken shows rectangle icon

    Two bugs in GPU-Z - icon and version number

    I ran into the very same issue with the latest GPU-Z version at Win 10 x64 - I rename the desktop shortcut and after some time I see blank icon for it, and reinstall-rename solution also won't survive restart. The solution I came up with was to extract the icon from GPU-Z and use it instead. This is yet to disappear after multiple restarts.
     
    XPEHOPE3, Aug 31, 2020
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