icons broken after Creator update - Microsoft Community

i did creators update w10 today, icons on desktop goofed – cannot positioned near edges, , if try move them there, jump screen instead 2”.

 

and on bottom, can’t placed more ¼” taskbar, , trying that, again jump instead interior, , if adjacent icon, cause jump/move.

hello,

this issue may occur due broken components of icon cache database. better assist concern, suggest rebuild icon cache database restore broken components. this, follow steps below:

1. in search box, type command prompt.
2. right-click result , select run administrator.
3. type below command navigate icon cache database location , press enter:

   cd %homepath%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\explorer
   

4. type below command verify icon cache database files @ location , press enter:

   dir iconcache*
   
   the output of dir command should list these database files:
   concache_1280.db
   iconcache_16.db
   iconcache_1920.db
   iconcache_256.db
   iconcache_2560.db
   iconcache_32.db
   iconcache_48.db
   iconcache_768.db
   iconcache_96.db
   iconcache_custom_stream.db
   iconcache_exif.db
   iconcache_idx.db
   iconcache_sr.db
   iconcache_wide.db
   iconcache_wide_alternate.db
   

5. type below command stop file explorer , press enter:

   taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
   
   note: once terminate file explorer, desktop background , taskbar disappear , leave black screen. no worries it's temporary behavior. need close file explorer able delete icon cache files. otherwise, won't able it.
   

6. type below command delete icon cache files , press enter:

   del iconcache*
   
   note: if access denied while trying remove files, you're not running command prompt administrator. repeat these steps, making sure command prompt starts administrative privileges.
   

7. type below command verify deleted icon cache files , press enter:

   dir iconcache*
   
   note: if still see icon cache files, it's apps still running, prevent deleting database files. make sure close them , repeat steps.
   

8. type below command start file explorer , press enter:

   explorer.exe
   

9. once done, type exit close command prompt.
10. restart computer changes take effect , check if issue persists.

let know if solution above works.

Windows / Windows 10 / Desktop, Start, & personalization / PC