If some icons on your desktop or File Explorer appear smaller than others, read this post. We will show you how to fix this issue the right way. A few users have reported a strange issue where ...

Reader Barry is running Windows 7 Professional. Out of the blue, his system started displaying generic icons for various files and folders. Thankfully, he was kind enough to include a screenshot, ...

Q: I don’t know how, but my files suddenly lost their Microsoft icons and now display an Internet Explorer logo. When I try to open the files, I get a window that says, “View downloads — Internet ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I have a laptop HP Envy x360. It’s about 4 years old, I think. It’s been updated to Windows 11. For some ...

If you see white blank icons on Windows 11/10 Desktop, then it’s because the OS cannot load the icons attached to those programs and files. Windows maintains a database of icons which is used often ...

You've just turned on your computer and realized that all your desktop icons are missing? Don't panic, there's a simple technique that will help you bring them back. You may need to try one of the ...

A new bug in Windows 10 1903 is causing USB drives to use the wrong icon in File Explorer even though the drives are clearly being detected properly. In the current version of Windows 10 1903 ...