Software-OK
≡... News | ... Home | ... FAQ | Impressum | Contact | Listed at | Thank you |

  
HOME ► Faq ► FAQ - How-To ► ««« »»»

Empty or reset icon cache on Windows 11, 10, etc.!


The icon cache / temporary storage under Windows can lead to incorrect shortcut icons, here is the solution for deleting / resetting the icon cache on Windows 11, 10, ... etc.!




Please use the Disk Cleanup Manager as the fastest way / solution to delete thumbnails and icon cache in Windows! The icons are also saved in the thumbnail cache! 

1.) ... Clear the icon cache using the disk cleanup!
2.) ... automatically delete icon cache via batch file!
3.) ... Why the icon cache on Windows 11, 10, ... etc?



1.) Clear the icon cache using the disk cleanup!

1. Simply use the key combination Windows + R

2. Enter the command  cleanmgr  confirm it with the Enter key or the [OK] button

3. And simply select the drive C:\
(PS: The drive selection only appears if you have several Drives)

4. Select unnecessary files and thumbnails!

5. Confirm the cleanup with the [OK] button

(... see Image-1 Point 1 to 5)

Important:

Then restart Windows or simply as described here: ►► Restart the File Explorer  Not everyone knows and uses the disk cleanup with which you can clean the icon clipboard / cache in the regular way!



(Image-1) Empty or reset icon cache on Windows 11, 10, etc.!
Empty or reset icon cache on Windows 11, 10, etc.!

-
▲ Back to the top ▲



2.) Automatically delete icon cache via batch file!

 
Automatically deleting the icon cache via a batch file is popular with users who change icons more often. To make it faster, a batch file is created that can be started again and again with a double click.
 
Just open the text editor and insert these lines:
 

taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F
CD /d %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
DEL Icon*.db /a
timeout /t 2
Start explorer.exe



And save it as Icon-Cache-Batch-File.bat on the desktop!

(... see Image-2)

Or simply download: ►►  Icon-Cache-Batch-File.bat.zip  to place on the desktop


(Image-2) Clear icon cache via a batch file!
Clear icon cache via a batch file!

-
▲ Back to the top ▲



3.) Why the icon cache on Windows 11, 10, ... etc?



To speed up the display of thumbnails, the system uses a special cache file that is located in the hidden directory of the user profile. In cases where the cache file is corrupted, it will show incorrect thumbnails of your files in Windows Explorer and also incorrect icons / symbols, making it very annoying. The system can fix this by clearing the cache of thumbnails and icons using the system tool described above.


See also: 
► Command line to delete the temporary files on Windows!
► complete directories with PowerShell and CMD ..
► Delete all files except the most recent via command line, script .. !







FAQ 2: Updated on: 31 October 2021 09:03 Windows
How-To

How do I use the character map? How do I use the character map?


Everyone is familiar with opening the Character Map in Windows 11, 10, etc, but how do I use the Character Map on Microsofts Windows Desktop and Server
How-To

Open the printer queue folder in Explorer!


The printer queue folder can be opened and viewed under Windows 11, 10, or MS Server OS in the file explorer, the open print jobs are saved here The
How-To

Show SVG thumbnails in Windows Explorer?


In order to display SVG thumbnails in Windows Explorer under Windows 11, 10, and MS Server, a shell extension for the operating system is required Preface:
How-To

Find out the command line of programs on Windows 11 and 10!


In the task manager you can easily find out the command line of programs, this is possible under Windows 11, 10, , for example to recognize the start
How-To

How to delete temporary files in Windows!


How to Remove Temporary Files from Windows Operating System. The problems with software could be caused by too many or corrupted temporary files 1.
How-To

Use a keyboard shortcut to open a folder!


It is quite easy to use a key combination to open a folder / directory, whether under MS Windows 11, 10, etc. possible anywhere You dont need to resort
How-To

Using the classic screensavers on Windows 11 and 10!


Fans of old Windows screensavers like to remember Windows 95 , 98, 2000 , ME or XP and want to use them on Windows 10 or Win 11 too Its easy to install

»»

  My question is not there in the FAQ
Asked questions on this answer:
Keywords: empty, reset, icon, cache, windows, temporary, storage, incorrect, shortcut, icons, solution, deleting, resetting, Questions, Answers, Software




    

  + Freeware
  + Order on the PC
  + File management
  + Automation
  + Office Tools
  + PC testing tools
  + Decoration and fun
  + Desktop-Clocks

  + SoftwareOK Pages
  + Micro Staff
  + Freeware-1
  + Freeware-2
  + Freeware-3
  + FAQ
  + Downloads

  + Top
  + Desktop-OK
  + The Quad Explorer
  + Don't Sleep
  + Win-Scan-2-PDF
  + Quick-Text-Past
  + Print Folder Tree
  + Find Same Images
  + Experience-Index-OK
  + Font-View-OK


  + Freeware
  + KeepMouseSpeedOK
  + NonCompressibleFiles
  + 4ur-Windows-8-Mouse-Balls
  + 12-Ants
  + Q-Dir
  + DirPrintOK
  + FontViewOK
  + MeinPlatz
  + DesktopOK
  + PAD-s


Home | Thanks | Contact | Link me | FAQ | Windows 2021 | Windows 10 | English-AV | Impressum | Translate | PayPal | PAD-s

 © 2023 by Nenad Hrg softwareok.de • softwareok.com • softwareok.com • softwareok.eu
0.062


► Turn off and on the smileys / emojis in MS Office Word, Excel, ...! ◄

► How to selecting multiple pieces of Text in MS-Word? ◄

► Run Performance Test on Windows 7 ergo Windows Experience Index! ◄

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website more Infos & Privacy Policy
....