How can I restore the icons for the Windows App Store applications?
Recently icons for Windows App Store applications do not show anymore. Here's an example:
I have tried various ways to reset the thumbnails cache but nothing have helped. I have also run the troubleshooter in Windows 10.
I am using Windows 10 Version 1709 (OS Build 16299.125)
I'd appreciate any help!
I had the same problem. For me the solution was to uninstall Google Drive File Stream. Do you have it installed?
Also, checkout this similar SuperUser question.
This happened when I got the new "security update" in January 2018.
What I did is use End Task to kill all svchost tasks in Windows Task Manager details tab.
Then i shutdown the computer and powered it on.
The icons for All Settings and Store started working again and showed pictures when I pinned them back into the taskbar.
Some Windows 10 UWP icons not displaying on search, or in settings
Following the steps in Issue 1: Third-party thumbnail handlers for .png resolved the problem for me. I had installed Irfanview and set it to be the default for all images, including png files.
Note, the change did not immediately go into effect. I chose to kill and restart explorer.exe with the task manager, but a reboot would have worked just as well.
I also have google file stream installed. It does not seem to impact the issue in my case.
