Rebuild the Icon Cache

(Works with Windows Vista and Windows 7)



If you have problems with one or more of your Windows desktop icons not displaying correctly or showing the wrong icons for your programs, you might want to rebuild your icon cache. Here's how you do it.



1. Open Windows Explorer, and configure your Folder Options > Views to show Hidden/System Files.

2. Go to C:\\Users\\Owner\\AppData\\Local folder and delete the hidden IconCache.db file.

3. Reboot your computer.



These actions will purge and rebuild the icon cache, and hopefully fix any of the icon problems you were experiencing.