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Does not work for me. Icons are blank last two months. Teams, Phone Link, Snipping Tool and some others. Others are fine. Tried every solution I could found on internet. If I create a new user profile icons are fine.
Most of the icons on my taskbar aren't showing. They are just grey.
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Muqadas Batool
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the icons on my taskbar are not showing but only grey boxes. Although I can open the app by clicking the icon but it still doesn't show. I have added the image below.
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Windows desktop and shell experience
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C Campbell 0 Reputation points2026-03-14T18:15:50.78+00:00 this is not working for me, where do i right click Windows Explorer?
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Quinnie Quoc 11,835 Reputation points Independent Advisor2025-09-08T06:12:28.6466667+00:00 Dear Muqadas Batool,
Based on your description and the image provided, it appears that your taskbar icons are displaying as grey boxes due to a corrupted icon cache or a system-level rendering issue in Windows 11.
To resolve this, we recommend the following steps:
- Restart Windows Explorer via Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc > right-click “Windows Explorer” > Restart).
- Rebuild the icon cache by deleting the
iconcachefiles located inC:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer, then restart your device. - If the issue persists, try running the following commands in an elevated Command Prompt:
sfc /scannow-
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
As a final step, consider creating a new user profile to test if the issue is profile-specific.
Let us know if you need assistance performing these steps or if the issue continues after troubleshooting.
Best regards,
Quinnie Quoc.