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On my favorite bar , all the icons are all generic. It wasn't like that from the start but it just happened recently. I have heard that sometimes they get corrupted and that's why they show as generic. Anyone knows how to fix this problem? This is on Windows 11 desktop. Thanks.
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Hi,
Now try this.
Go to edge://favourites.
Right-click your Favourites bar and select Open all(X).
Wait for a while and see if the icons come back.
Hi,
The AI answer pertains to icons in the file explorer, instead of Bookmarks icons.
Press Windows+R keys on the keyboard, or Right-click Start on the Taskbar and choose Run.
Type %localappdata%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default
Press Enter.
Then delete the Favicons and Favicons-journal files. Restart Edge.
Hello ,
It did not solve anything , in fact it made things worse than it was before. I had a few original icons on my favorite bar and now everything is generic. Do you know how I can add Favicons and Favicons-journal back on? There must be a way so I can add them back on again.
Thank you Alex. Try this approach, if it does not help I will explore other options.
Let us try Resetting Edge Settings to defaults using the steps below, in the hope it helps.
Click on the three-dot menu button on the right.
Click on Settings.
Click on Reset settings.
Click on Restore settings to their default values.
Click on Reset.
2nd step: Sometimes extensions on the web browser might cause unintended behaviour. Please click the three dots menu again, and choose extensions.
Click Manage extensions.
Disable all of them for testing purposes, and let me know if it works.
Additionally, check out some other troubleshooting steps here:
https://www.yourwindowsguide.com/2024/08/troubleshoot-web-browser-issues-on-windows.html
Do keep us posted. We will be happy to assist you to get a resolution together.
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Hello ,
Thank you for your reply. I tried the steps you mentioned but it did not work. I got an AI answer yesterday and I tried to follow that but where it says type the command prompt on line 1f , there are two lines and I got confused as to where I would type the second command DEL IconCache.db /a. And also on lines d and g where it says Back in Task Manager, select File > Run new task, type explorer.exe, and select OK to restart Windows Explorer. Where is File? I could not find File.
This is what I got yesterday ;
AI answer
Jun 10, 2026, 8:18 AM
Generic or incorrect icons in Edge favorites are typically caused by a corrupted icon (favicon) cache.
In this situation, the behavior is similar to other icon cache issues in Windows and Edge. To address it, clear and rebuild the icon cache and ensure the shell components that handle icons are correctly registered.
Follow these steps on Windows 11:
cmd.exe, check Create this task with administrative privileges, and select OK.Windows Command Prompt
CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
DEL IconCache.db /a
explorer.exe, and select OK to restart Windows Explorer.This rebuilds the icon cache that Windows and Edge rely on for displaying icons.
Hi Alex,
It happened with me as well with Edge version 149. I am afraid you will have to open the links once again, and the icons will render again.
I’m eager to hear back and work together to find a solution.
Hello , I have opened the links many times but it does not go back to the way it was before. I was told that this happens due to corrupted icon cache and to fix the problem we have to clear the icon cache and rebuild again.
AI answer
Generic or incorrect icons in Edge favorites are typically caused by a corrupted icon (favicon) cache.
In this situation, the behavior is similar to other icon cache issues in Windows and Edge. To address it, clear and rebuild the icon cache and ensure the shell components that handle icons are correctly registered.
Follow these steps on Windows 11:
cmd.exe, check Create this task with administrative privileges, and select OK. CD /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local
DEL IconCache.db /a
explorer.exe, and select OK to restart Windows Explorer. Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*ShellExperienceHost*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
If the issue persists only for specific Edge favorites, remove one affected favorite and add it again so Edge can fetch a fresh favicon. Saved site icons on the Edge new tab page can also change unexpectedly because of how Edge looks up and caches favicons; refreshing the favorite (removing and re-adding) forces a new lookup.
References: