Windows 10: W11 Desktop Shortcut Icon not changing when selecting and Ico file.

I set up a laptop and when I tried to change the icon on several shortcut which currently show white in color, it will not change. I'm choosing an ICO file and when I select the ICO file nothing changing. The shortcut is still white in color.Thank you,Kimberlee Graham

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Windows 11 Desktop Shortcut Icons will not load URL ICO Files

Windows 11 Desktop Shortcut Icons will not load URL ICO Files

For instance using intune to deploy desktop shortcuts, both SYSTEM or USER and they load and appear just fine in Windows 10.

Upgrade or Fresh install a Windows 11 System and login, the shortcuts load but have no icons.

When you browse in properties it says it can't find the ico but you can open the same path on the same computer using edge and it loads fine. (Just the shortcut cant load web based icons. )

Using this method to load the shortcuts.

Creating desktop shortcuts with Intune - nicolonsky tech

Again works in Windows 10, only after the upgrade to 11 the shortcuts don't seem to be able to read Web based ico files.

- I can change it to a ico file located on the system or a NAS, just nothing with a http or https address. Is this due to IE being removed from Windows 11 and Explorers dependency not being updated to edge?

 

Icons on shortcuts

1. Right-click the shortcut.
2. Select "Properties."
3. Click the "Change icon" button on the "Shortcut" tab.
4. Browse to the *.ico file (or *.dll or *.exe file containing icons).
5. Select the icon from those displayed.
6. Click OK
   

 

Desktop Shortcut Icons

Hi Mik-Dav,

The desktop shortcut created for a specific website should bear the website's actual logo. With what you've experienced, there could be something wrong with how the shortcut was created.

If you've created the shortcut by selecting Create shortcut, then we suggest that you try the other way, that is by dragging the website icon that appears in the address bar to your desktop. Follow these steps:

• Using Internet Explorer, access a website.
• Once the website opens, you will see its icon in the address bar.
• Click and drag the icon on your desktop.

The website shortcut bearing its actual logo should now be saved on your desktop.

Let us know if you need further help.

Regards.