Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows (Vista and 7)

Rebuilding the Icon Cache Database

• Close all folder windows that are currently open.
• Launch Task Manager using the CTRL+SHIFT+ESC key sequence, or by running taskmgr.exe.
• In the Process tab, right-click on the Explorer.exe process and select End Process.
• Click the End process button when asked for confirmation.
• From the File menu of Task Manager, select New Task (Run…)
• Type CMD.EXE, and click OK
• In the Command Prompt window, type the commands one by one and press ENTER after each command:
  [sourcecode]
  CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
  DEL IconCache.db /a
  EXIT
  [/sourcecode]
• In Task Manager, click File, select New Task (Run…)
• Type EXPLORER.EXE, and click OK.