How to fix taskbar icons that look like white paper?
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Just go into taskbar on Windows 8.1. Look for Processes, Windows Explorer, right click on it and restart. Should fix the paper icon. I do it all the time, works every time.
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Hey there, try these steps.
Open Command prompt in elevated mode.
Type "taskkill /im explorer.exe /f"
Type Enter after each line.
CD %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local
attrib -h IconCache.db
del IconCache.db
Reboot to take effect
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Last updated March 15, 2025 Views 57,830 Applies to: