Remove Icon Cache

  • Close the desktop and taskbar interface:
    taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
  • Navigate to the Cache Folder:
    cd /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
  • Delete the Icon Cache Files:
    attrib –h iconcache_*.db
    del iconcache_*.db
    attrib –h thumbcache_*.db
    del thumbcache_*.db
  • Restart Windows Explorer:
    start explorer.exe