- Start the Registry Editor:
regedit.exe
- Navigate to
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
- If
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons
does not exist yet, create a new key
named Shell Icons
(so that Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons
now exists).
- Inside, create a new
String Value
named 3
.
Modify
this newly created String Value
to C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll,-4
.
C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll
contains the standard icons.
- 4 is the number of one of the icons.
This works for me on the PC having the issue. Two other PCs running Windows 8.1, however, do not have this issue and also do not have a Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons
registry key.
Note that C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll,-3
does not ressolve the issue, since this uses the current default icon (which also explains the name of the String Value
, 3
).