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| Stop all Explorer.exe instances, delete the user's hidden IconCache.db file, and restart Explorer. | Stop all Explorer.exe instances, delete the user's hidden IconCache.db file, and restart Explorer. | ||
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| + | or even better Download this small freeware utility [[http:// | ||
| ===== Long Version ===== | ===== Long Version ===== | ||
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| - Close all Explorer windows that are currently open. | - Close all Explorer windows that are currently open. | ||
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| - From the File menu of Task Manager, select New Task (Run…) | - From the File menu of Task Manager, select New Task (Run…) | ||
| - Type CMD.EXE, and click OK | - Type CMD.EXE, and click OK | ||
| - | - In the Command Prompt window, type the commands one by one and press ENTER after each command: | + | - In the Command Prompt window, type the commands one by one and press ENTER after each command : |
| - CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local | - CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local | ||
| - DEL IconCache.db /a | - DEL IconCache.db /a | ||