Shortcut Icons disappeared

Often this problem is due to a cache issue. In this case, the following solution can solve the problem:

  1. Open cmd.exe as administrator.

  2. Enter the following command step by step:

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
cd /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
del iconcache*
CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
del IconCache.db /a
explorer.exe

The problem should be solved after restarting Windows Explorer.

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