

Photo of Susan Kare by Ann Rhoney Apple Macintosh Computer Icons by Susan Kare / Photo Illustration by Shaylyn Esposito If a System Restore point is not available, you will have to Create a New Local User Account and start using this New User Account.Susan Kare designed pictorial symbols that enabled non-technical users to operate a computer, a great contrast to previous screens with “command line” interfaces that required knowing code.

If a System Restore Point is available, you can roll back your computer to its earlier working state by using System Restore. Use System Restore or Create New User Account In Command Prompt window, type DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /RestoreHealth and press the Enter Key.Ĭlose the Command Prompt window and see if System Icons are back on the Taskbar. If this does not help, try to repair system image. type sfc /scannow and press the Enter key. Right-click on the Start button and click on Command Prompt Admin.Ģ. Restart the computer and see if App Icons are now back on the Taskbar. This will reinstall and re-register all the default in-built Windows 10 Apps on your computer.

In Powershell window, type the following command and press the Enter key. Right-click on the Start button and click on PowerShell (Admin).Ģ. Restart your computer and see if the App Icons are back on the Taskbar. Delete All the Files located in Temp Folder. In Run Command window, type %temp% and click on OK.ģ. Close the File Explorer Window and Restart your Computer.Īfter the restart, you should find the missing Taskbar Icons back on your computer. Note: If you are unable to see IconCache.db, enable View Hidden Files option in File Explorer.ĥ. In Local Folder, right-click on IconCache.db and click on Delete. In AppData Folder, double-click on the Local Folder.Ĥ. In Run Command window, type appdata and click on OK.ģ. Right-click on the Start button and click on Run.Ģ.

If the App Icon Cache gets corrupted, it can lead to Taskbar Icons missing or disappearing from the Taskbar in Windows 10.ġ. Note: If you cannot find Windows Explorer entry, open any File or Folder on your computer and this will bring up the Windows Explorer entry on the Task Manager screen. After this you should be able to see the missing Icons back on the Taskbar.
