How do I update program icons in Windows search?

TheOwner · 29 Aug 2023

dalchina said:

Ah, I've been slow on this. Initially I thought of search as being search for any file associated with Libre Office, but you solely mean search for its shortcuts.

As I showed in Open Shell, the representation after updating to v7.5.5 was still the old icons, whilst in fact the icons of the shortcuts in the underlying folder proved to be the new ones.

This worked to correct how they are shown by Open Shell:
Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 10

but not for a search via the search box (Win key + s, or by default shown on the taskbar).

More cache clearing options:
Rebuild Corrupt Icon Cache, Clear Thumbnail cache in Windows 11/10

- but even that hasn't helped.

Suggest question be asked in a Libre Office forum.

This is not LibreOffice fault but Windows fault. Have you tried erase those old icons in Windows search AppIconCache?

%localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100

dalchina · 29 Aug 2023

That should work... note the same symptom was reported and a similar solution was suggested here:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...b-6aa1835aa26f

(dating back to when Cortana was involved, so the path there is different).

And more recently with the path you show:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...8-679184d580b8

However - I see a different path.. and what's in there may allow more specific action:

How do I update program icons in Windows search?-1.jpg

Success! (I only moved the 'calc' item from that folder as a test...so the rest still show the old icons)

How do I update program icons in Windows search?-untitled.png

Here's how:
a. delete specifically those Libre Office items.
b. restart file explorer.

TheOwner · 29 Aug 2023

Thats about I talk whole time. As you can see in your screenshot, all your icon cache files has recent date. So I think those Icon cache is regularly updated. I will wait some time. It should automatically update my icons.

dalchina · 29 Aug 2023

Thank you.

I had to do this manually. And as you can see, it's been experienced by others.

Easy to implement.

@TheOwner - The Icon cache tutorial has now been updated to include this.
Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 10

TheOwner · 30 Aug 2023

Confirmed. Icons are refreshed automatically once a week.
No action is required.

dalchina · 30 Aug 2023

Thanks. On my other PC I had a curious experience where I had a folder with the shortcuts with old icons elsewhere, and I could not get the new ones to show up without 100% deleting those (deleting to recycle bin was inadequate).

Out of curiosity, considering
%localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100
do you still see 100 as show there?

On one PC I have 125, on the other, 123. Thanks.

TheOwner · 30 Aug 2023

dalchina said:

Thanks. On my other PC I had a curious experience where I had a folder with the shortcuts with old icons elsewhere, and I could not get the new ones to show up without 100% deleting those (deleting to recycle bin was inadequate).

Out of curiosity, considering
%localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100
do you still see 100 as show there?

On one PC I have 125, on the other, 123. Thanks.

I still have 100.