https://artur-rios.github.io/personal-lab/windows/Recent content in Windows on Artur Rios LabHugoen-usWed, 21 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000https://artur-rios.github.io/personal-lab/windows/common-windows-issues/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000https://artur-rios.github.io/personal-lab/windows/common-windows-issues/<p>This page is a reference rather than an article: problems I have hit on Windows more than once, with the fix written down so I do not have to search for it again. Each entry says what the problem looks like, what is going on underneath, and the steps that solve it. The file locations below were checked on Windows 11 Pro on 21 October 2026.</p> <h2 id="blank-or-outdated-icons-rebuilding-the-icon-cache">Blank or outdated icons: rebuilding the icon cache<a class="heading-anchor" href="#blank-or-outdated-icons-rebuilding-the-icon-cache" aria-label="Link to this section"></a></h2> <p><strong>What it looks like.</strong> Explorer, the desktop or the taskbar shows a blank white icon, a generic one, or the old icon of an application that has since been updated.</p>