Bug - Taskbar icons disappearing

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Bug - Taskbar icons disappearing

Romain Lhotte 20

I just reinstalled my computer from scratch and some taskbar icons randomly disappear. What should I do to fix that. I have to reset Windows Explorer or restart my computer to get it back to normal.

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Answer 1

Wesley Li 11,285

Hello

It seems you are experiencing an issue with taskbar icons disappearing on your Windows system. This can be frustrating, but there are several steps you can take to resolve the problem.

Clear the Thumbnail cache using commands from an elevated prompt:

DEL /A /Q "%localappdata%\IconCache.db"

DEL /A /F /Q "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache*"

Run the System File Checker (sfc /scannow) from an elevated prompt.

Use Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) commands:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Romain Lhotte 20

I get this error:

Remove-Item : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument '/Q'. At line:1 char:1 + DEL /A /Q "%localappdata%\IconCache.db" + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Remove-Item], ParameterBindingException     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand

Answer 2

Kapil Arya 8,546 MVP

Hello,

See if this fix helps you:

https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-taskbar-icons-missing-in-windows-11

Hope this helps!

Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

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