Q&A

Why do my desktop icons keep refreshing Windows 7?

Why do my desktop icons keep refreshing Windows 7?

Random refreshing of the desktop icons is usually caused by a full or corrupted icon cache. Make Explorer full screen to cover all the desktop icons to make sure Windows doesn’t access the icon cache to redraw the screen.

Why does my Windows 7 load so slow?

If Windows 7 takes more than a minute to start, it may have too many programs that open automatically with the operating system. Longer delays are an indication of a more serious conflict with a piece of hardware, a network, or other software. The slowdown may be due to a software conflict.

How do I refresh shortcut icons?

If your icon cache is corrupted or Windows is not able to create the new image of replaced icon you need to rebuild or refresh the icon cache. To refresh the icon cache, just delete the iconCache. db file and Windows will automatically start rebuilding the new cache.

Why does my desktop icons keep refreshing?

Random refreshing of the desktop icons is usually caused by a full or corrupted icon cache.

What to do when icons are slow loading?

Fix Slow-Loading Windows Icons by Increasing the Icon Cache. The icons for your files and programs are stored in a cache, so that Windows can display them quickly instead of having to load them from source files every time.

Why does Windows 10 keep getting slow refresh of icons?

Once the thumbnail is generated, it stays in Windows, even when icaros thumbnailing is disabled. It’s a temporary fix, until Microsoft gets their garbage together, and I doubt it will be fixed anytime soon. Do you exactly know what else com surrogate does or is used by though?

What should I do if my icons are not showing?

If you notice that icons are displaying incorrectly, or not displaying at all, your first step should be rebuilding the icon cache (in Windows 10) or the thumbnail cache (in Windows 7 and 8). That process basically amounts to finding and deleting the cache file so that Windows rebuilds it on the next restart.

What to do when icons are not loading in Windows 10?

Here’s how to do it with a simple Registry hack. If you notice that icons are displaying incorrectly, or not displaying at all, your first step should be rebuilding the icon cache (in Windows 10) or the thumbnail cache (in Windows 7 and 8).