Windows 10: Some Windows 10 apps show the wrong icon

Some, not all, app icons in the start menu & taskbar are wrong, they are showing the Paint 3D icon instead


Examples of affected apps are Evernote, Calculator, and the Windows Store app

• It's been happening for a while.
• I've tried restarting my machine and reinstalling apps
• As mentioned here I have tried to rebuild the icon cache

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings/windows-10-taskbar-and-start-menu-icons-problem/4f7a6c2e-a8e2-4967-9193-7204113711e8


The actual apps work fine btw.. so clicking on Evernote will load Evernote and Evernote will work normally... it's just the icon but that is strangely annoying!


I'm running Windows 10 Pro Build 19041 on a Dell XPS 13 9300


Thanks!

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Taskbar icons showing wrong app?


My taskbar icons are suddenly showing the wrong app. This is a screenshot the taskbar with an open a PDF, it is showing the icon for Photoshop:





The file icons display correctly elsewhere. I've tried https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5...dows-10-a.html

 

Windows 10 - Notification Settings not showing Apps?

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience. I will definitely assist you.

I appreciate the steps that you have done. I suggest you please follow the below steps and check if it helps:

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  Type notification on the search bar and click on
  notification & action settings.
  
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  And click on select which icons appear on the taskbar.
  
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  Turn on show app notification separately for each app.
  

Hope this information helps, post us with the status we will be glad to help you.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

As you may already know, Windows 10 (as well as Windows 8) allow you to log in with a valid Microsoft account, instead of creating a local account that only works on your machine. However, you may prefer to keep a local account for privacy reasons. If you do, though, some Windows 10 features—like Cortana—may not work. Despite the default behavior, the Windows 10 Store is not one of them. You can still log in to your Microsoft account for just the Store without switching to a full Microsoft account. The process, however, is not terribly obvious. To do so, follow these steps:

• Launch the Store from your Start menu.
• Click the user icon next to the search box.
• Click “Sign-in” from the menu that appears.
• Choose “Microsoft account” and log in like normal.
• When the “Make it yours” box appears do not enter your password. Instead, click “Sign in to just this app instead.”

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