Windows 10: Why does some of my icons look like this?

Discus and support Why does some of my icons look like this? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; [ATTACH] submitted by /u/Palpatine43534 [link] [comments]... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Palpatine43534, Jun 13, 2022.

  1. /U/PALPATINE43534
    /u/Palpatine43534 Win User

    Why does some of my icons look like this?

    /u/Palpatine43534, Jun 13, 2022
    #1
  2. ROSE CAL
    Rose Cal Win User

    Why does all of my folder icons look like this?

    Hi,

    It is possible that your folder icons have two blue arrows pointing towards each other because the NTFS compression is enabled. To efficiently assist you, we'd like to gather more information:

    • Have you made any recent changes prior to this issue?
    • Could you tell us what troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

    In the meantime, we suggest that you follow these steps on how to disable NTFS compression:

    • Right-click the folder you're referring to and select Properties.
    • Under General tab, select Advance button.
    • Under Compress or Encrypt attribute, disable Compress contents to save disk space.

    Why does some of my icons look like this? 26affdf1-72c6-4477-9013-2fd3dc999ea8.png


    Keep us posted if you need additional help.
     
    Rose Cal, Jun 13, 2022
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  3. MCK
    mck Win User
    Cannot change desktop icon

    Sometimes a desktop icon changes from what it was to a plain white folder. Might be something I did but not sure what.

    To change it to the icon I want, I go:
    1. Rt-click icon > Properties > Change icon
    2. I select the icon I want from the thumbnails of icons.
    3. Click OK
    4. Click Apply
    But the icon does not change. It just stays looking like a white folder.
    HOWEVER, if I pin the icon to the taskbar, the icon on the taskbar does look like the icon I selected in step-2. So the change is registered with Win10 but the icon on the desktop just doesn't change.

    Any ideas on how to fix this?
     
    mck, Jun 13, 2022
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  4. PSBECKER
    psbecker Win User

    Why does some of my icons look like this?

    Change Folder Icon in Windows 10


    I just acquired a new laptop running Windows 10 and am trying to change the icons of the folders in the StartUp "Program" folder so that they would stand out a little better. I used my admin account and followed all the steps listed above, but when I clicked on "Apply", nothing happened. The same basic windows folder icon remained attached to the folder. I also tried to go into Properties and capitalize some of the folder names, but that didn't work either. Looks like something is protecting them, but I cannot figure out what it is much less how to get around this blockage, Any suggestions?
     
    psbecker, Jun 13, 2022
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