Icon cache delete under Windows 7 via CMD
Replacing the program icons or blank, white Icons on the Desktop, you can delete the icon cache. Under Windows 7 and Vista, the best option is not supplied via the command prompt, because the "explorer.exe" to be running:
- Start the task Manager with the key combination [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Esc] and quit the process "Explorer.exe". Do not close the task Manager after that!
- Click in the task Manager menu, click "file > run New Task" and type in the command line "cmd.exe".
- In the CMD window enter the command line "CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local" and "del the icon cache.db /a" a. Type in then "exit" and confirm again with [Enter].
- In the task Manager start a new Task via the "file" menu. Now enter the command "explorer.exe" and click "OK". Now the Icons should be displayed correctly again.
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Icon cache delete under Windows 8 - how to
Windows 8 no longer stores the Icons all in the database "icon cache.db", but for any size file. You can find these files in the path "C:\Benutzer\Ihr Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer". Because the files are write protected, can you not simply delete it. You need to create a Batch file:
- You create a new text document and copy the Code "@echo off taskkill /f /im explorer.exe CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows del /f /s /q Explorer\iconcache*.* Start explorer.exe" into.
- So you know what is the meaning of the commands, here's the short explanation: the "/f" deletes write-protected files, "/s" deletes all the files in sub-directories, "/q" prevents the demand because of the placeholders.
- Save the file as .the. bat file. The bat file is not located on the Desktop, save them in the folder "C:\Benutzer\Ihr Name\".
- Start the created file with a double click. The icon cache will now be deleted automatically
- The Desktop bar should appear, then, without Icons, Wallpaper and taskbar, restore it with just a few easy steps: Launch the Task Manager with [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Esc] and then choose the "file" menu a new Task. In the command line type "explorer.exe" and confirm with [Enter].
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