Windows 10: Taskbar icons broken

Discus and support Taskbar icons broken in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I’m setting up a new computer for a user and the taskbar icons keep showing up like this. I’ve tried restarting Explorer and deleting the iconcache_... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Quinn Miller, May 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM.

  1. Taskbar icons broken


    I’m setting up a new computer for a user and the taskbar icons keep showing up like this. I’ve tried restarting Explorer and deleting the iconcache_ files with no luck. I’ve tried unpinning and repining them to the taskbar. They will look fine until the user logs off and back on or reboots. Some of the icons will work and some won’t, very inconsistent. Thanks for any input. This is on a brand new Lenovo E14.

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    Quinn Miller, May 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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  2. Yaqub K Win User

    System Icons on taskbar

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

    Are you referring to the clock system icon on the taskbar?

    If so, I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:


    • Click on the search bar on the taskbar.

    • Type system icons.

    • Under Turn System Icons ON or OFF, turn On the Clock and check with the issue.

    Hope it helps.
     
  3. MDJ
    MDJ Win User
    Windows 10 problem with duplicated icons in taskbar, broken Jump Lists


    Hello,


    I‘ve been recently having a problem with duplicated items in taskbar and broken Jump Lists. I‘m now using Windows 10 but this problem occurred in Windows 8.1 too but then it somehow fixed itself. Some programs that I pin to taskbar have a tendency to duplicate themselves when clicked on. For now, I‘ve noticed this behaviour only in Skype and Spotify but it‘s still very annoying since duplicate icons take valuable taskbar space and even more—make Jump Lists of those programs broken, meaning that you can still see tasks program developers provided but after you click them nothing happens.


    I‘ve tried loads of times pinning, repinning, deleting whole User Pinned folder from %appdata%/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Quick Launch, clearing Jump List folders manually and automatically with Command Prompt commands as suggested here with no luck. The only thing I did achieve was when I pinned Skype to taskbar in my other user account, then copied the newly created shortcut from Use Pinned folder to my User Pinned folder—this made Skype Jump Lists working but duplicate icon in taskbar remained.


    I‘ve recently found a tutorial which may force taskbar to use only one icon per app but I can‘t check this right now as 7+ Taskbar Tweaker isn‘t yet officially available for Windows 10 users.


    Thank you for taking your time and reading my message, any suggestions would be appreciated,





    P. S. I don‘t know if this is related but I can‘t pin any Control Panel item to Quick Access whilst I can pin folders. Interesting side of this is that pinned Control Panel items appear in File Explorer's Jump List but after clicked I get a message that item is unavailable and that it might have been moved, renamed or removed.
     
  4. Taskbar icons broken

    Broken Acrobat X Taskbar Icon

    Right-click on your start button and select "Programs and Features". then from the displayed list select Adobe Acrobat Reader, then click change in the bar above the list. You should now see this:


    Taskbar icons broken 116502d1485975632t-broken-acrobat-x-taskbar-icon-image-001.jpg


    Select Repair and click Next and follow the instructions.
     
    Alan Russell, May 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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