Windows 10: Windows App Desktop Shortcut Icons Blank

Discus and support Windows App Desktop Shortcut Icons Blank in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I created shortcuts for my most used Windows 10 apps/tiles to my desktop, but some of the shortcuts have blank icons. I re-copied some and they stuck,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by minpro, Sep 8, 2015.

  1. minpro Win User

    Windows App Desktop Shortcut Icons Blank


    I created shortcuts for my most used Windows 10 apps/tiles to my desktop, but some of the shortcuts have blank icons. I re-copied some and they stuck, but a few others are still blank after several retries. i.e. Scan and Store are blank but Calendar, Calculator, Photos, Weather and Alarms have the correct icons. Thanks for help.

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    minpro, Sep 8, 2015
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    Fix Blank or White Shortcut Icons on Desktop

    Once in a while, the shortcut icons on the Windows desktop may suddenly been changed or became blank or ‘white paper’ icon, where supposedly the icons should be colorful and customized in style and color. It’s as if the icon for the shortcut has been removed
    or unassigned, and been replaced with default blank icon in white.

    The bug happens whenever there is corruption in icon cache database. For example, in Windows 7 pre-RC release, a network connection or broadband connection shortcut’s icon placed on desktop by user manually will go haywire and turn into blank default icon if
    there is another third-party program places an icon on desktop later.

    In order to fix the problem where shortcut icons turn to blank icon, try to refresh or rebuild the cache database for icons. There are many system management software utilities that may reset the icon cache db automatically, but here’s how to reset the icon
    cache db manually.

    To refresh and reset the icons cache, go to the following folder:

    C:\Users\\AppData\Local\

    To see the hidden AppData folder, go to Organize -> Folder and Search Options ->
    View tab, and select Show hidden files, folders and drives, and uncheck
    Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).

    Once inside the folder, delete IconCache.db. Create a new file named IconCache.db, and set it to
    Read Only attribute in Properties (if the file is not read only, the cache won’t be reset). Then restart the computer. Remove the Read Only attribute of IconCache.db file, and the icons cache will be refreshed. The step will restore the desktop
    shortcut icons to their lawfully icons.

    Reference: Fix Blank or White Shortcut Icons on Desktop « My Digital Life
     
    Charivel Palisoc, Sep 8, 2015
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  3. TrevorBr Win User
    Calendar and Mail app has missing icon in Windows 10

    Recently my calendar and mail apps have blank icons on my desktop, no new updates have been installed. My screen flashed once and now the icons don't appear. The apps will still open and the icons do appear in the taskbar. What could cause the shortcut
    icons to be missing on the desktop?
     
    TrevorBr, Sep 8, 2015
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  4. spapakons Win User

    Windows App Desktop Shortcut Icons Blank

    I have a similar problem. When I create shortcuts on the desktop or start menu (I'm using Classic Shell if this matters) some have no icon, just a white square. This happens if the icon chosen is the first one of the icons embedded in the executable. If I change the icon to the second or anything else, I can see it normally. If I chose the first icon again, I see a white square. This happens only in some applications, not all and also in one or two third-party controls in desktop Control Panel. I have found a workaround, that is to copy the executable like original.exe and original - copy.exe If I change the shortcut icon to take the first one from the copy, it works OK. If I try to take the first icon from the original, I get the white square again! Does anyone knows why is this bug? The workaround works, but it isn't very convenient to have duplicate files just to display the shortcut icon correctly! Any other solution, registry fix maybe?

    Thank you in advance.
     
    spapakons, Oct 15, 2015
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