Windows 10: Windows 11 laptop with Nvidia GPU displays generic taskbar icons

I have two laptops different MFR but both running Win11 22H2 - one with GTX 1650 and the other RTX3060 but both units use the same Nvidia driver v546.17. Both are exhibited the exact same issue as of a couple of days ago - icons for third party apps e.g. Google Chrome, Notepad++ are being displayed with a generic icon in explorer and taskbar. The latter being the biggest issue since all tasks display the same icon and I have as many as third party apps running concurrently.I have scoured the web trying to find a solution to no avail. I have removed the latest Windows updates, uninstalled the

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windows 11 taskbar icons are generic for some apps

I am having this issue and steps above did not help.

The DISM checks were fine (both completed successfully, no issues found)

and the Icon cache rebuild, completely successfully. However the issue persists.

I have a quick fix that helps, but after doing this, the issue has reappeared for me on subsequent reboots.

QUICK FIX (basically unpin and re-pin the icon)

• Click the generic icon to start the associated program.
  
• Right click on the same taskbar icon and select "Unpin from taskbar" (For me, this allows the correct icon to show, and since the program is running... the icon stays in place)
  
• Then, so that you do not lose the icon, before closing the associated program, right click the same taskbar icon again and choose "Pin to taskbar"
  
• Then you can close the associated program.
  

Hope this helps someone in the short term. In the long term, I am still looking for a fix.

 

Feature suggestion: Add Windows 7 Taskbar icon GPU freq./temperature/RAM used meter

Please add an option (which will also require an Options/Settings screen however, or else the main menu will be too cluttered) to have the GPU freq., temperature, videoRAM used and/or maybe GPU load shown in the program taskbar icon on Windows 7.
It could have two options - cycle between modes (for example about each 10 seconds), or always show the same value - for example, GPU temp or load/etc.
See how Core Temp does this for an example. (WinZIP also shows such a meter when decompressing archives.)

What do you think, could this be useful?

C++ examples here:
Windows 7 Taskbar Dynamic Overlay Icons and Progress Bars
http://blogs.windows.com/windows/ar...-dynamic-overlay-icons-and-progress-bars.aspx
Windows 7 Goodies in C++: Taskbar Progress and Status Indicators
Windows 7 Goodies in C++: Taskbar Progress and Status Indicators

 

Windows 11 taskbar icons not working

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I appreciate your interest in Windows 11. I understand that Taskbar icons are not working after upgrading to Windows 11. I’ll certainly assist you with the issue.



However, please let us know:

1. What happens when you click on an icon on the Taskbar?
   
2. Do you receive any error message/code?
   
3. Does this issue occur with all the icons?
   

Meanwhile, I would suggest you to try re-registering the taskbar and see if that works. Kindly follow the steps mentioned below.

1. Press Windows + X keys together and click on Windows PowerShell (Admin)
   
2. Now type in the following command and hit Enter: Get-AppXPackage -User ([System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Name) *ShellExperienceHost* | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
   
3. Restart the PC once the command is complete.
   

If the issue persists, you can try creating a new user account and then see if you are able to access the icons on the Taskbar.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator