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I updated my .exe icon, but the new icon doesn't show up in the folder. Only way to make it work is to create new folder and copy the .exe file there.

How do I tell Windows 7 to refresh the cached icons?

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You will need to delete your Icon Cache and reboot.

Instructions can be found here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html

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    You can also just restart Explorer, rather than a full reboot. Nov 7, 2012 at 20:31
  • you can, but that creates other issues
    – Shevek
    Nov 8, 2012 at 11:11
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1) Save your work before running this cmd

2) Right-click on START and choose CMD (As Admin)

3) Run this code:

set iconcache=%localappdata%\IconCache.db && ie4uinit.exe -ClearIconCache && taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F && del "%iconcache%" /A && del "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache*" /A &&  taskkill.exe /f /im explorer.exe && explorer
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  • And also need to run explorer in CMD to bring back Windows Explorer and probably your desktop
    – oeter
    Mar 3, 2023 at 10:32

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