Icon disappears

Sometims an icon on a desktop shortcut disappears, and when I select properties, change icon, and navigate to the .exe file, I can see the icon but cannot select it.

I note the .exe file has no icon either. It seems the icon on the .exe file disappears, then then shortcut follows suit.

Any ideas why?

Have you tried to rebuild the icon cache? See the link below for instructions, if you haven't already tried;

Sir_George said:

Have you tried to rebuild the icon cache? See the link below for instructions, if you haven't already tried;

How to Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 11?

The icons that are shown on your screen for different file types are essentially saved in an icon cache on your computer. This helps in letting the

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Yeah just tried it - no difference. I am just going to give it a custom icon.

Thanks anyway.

I get this in Win 10 frequently. Very annoying, usually custom icons