Hello fellows,
Having an issue on a windows 11 25H2 after some windows updates (not sure which one caused it)
The taskbar icons (only windows apps, like terminal, outlook new etc.) show as a gray empty rectangle. [see attached screenshot] ]When dragging it to the desktop the icon shows normally.
Issue is only for a specific windows profile, if someone else logs in everything is ok. Trying to avoid a windows profile reset though.
Already done:
1. rebuild icon cache
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2. "HKCU\Software\Classes\.png\shellex\" solution didn't help.
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3.re-register shell experience
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
4.checking iconhandler
Anyone another suggestion on how to find the root cause or solution would be even nicer
. I tried messing around with procmon but couldn't pin point the location of the issue (eg. regkey, appdata folder)
Thanks alot in advance, even if you decide to fly away after reading my post (at least you took the time to read my post until the end)
Having an issue on a windows 11 25H2 after some windows updates (not sure which one caused it)
The taskbar icons (only windows apps, like terminal, outlook new etc.) show as a gray empty rectangle. [see attached screenshot] ]When dragging it to the desktop the icon shows normally.
Issue is only for a specific windows profile, if someone else logs in everything is ok. Trying to avoid a windows profile reset though.
Already done:
1. rebuild icon cache
Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to rebuild the icon cache to clear and reset it for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The icons that display for files in Windows are saved in an icon cache so they can be displayed quickly instead of having to manually scan and slowly load them each...
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Windows 11 taskbar and file icons missing for system apps only
Hello, I am using Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, version 10.0.26200, build 26200. The issue affects icons for Windows/system apps only. On the Windows 11 taskbar, icons are missing or blank for built-in/system apps such as Snipping Tool, Notepad, Calculator, Windows PowerShell, and similar...
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Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
4.checking iconhandler
Blank icons on the desktop, Start menu, and taskbar - Windows Client
Fixes an issue in which application shortcuts on the desktop, Start menu, and taskbar show blank icons in Windows.
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Anyone another suggestion on how to find the root cause or solution would be even nicer
. I tried messing around with procmon but couldn't pin point the location of the issue (eg. regkey, appdata folder)Thanks alot in advance, even if you decide to fly away after reading my post (at least you took the time to read my post until the end)
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My Computer
At a glance
Windows 1111th Gen Intel Core i5-1145G7 @ 2.60GHz16Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- OS
- Windows 11
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- DELL Latitude 5420
- CPU
- 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1145G7 @ 2.60GHz
- Memory
- 16
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Hard Drives
- NVMe PC711 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
