Wrong Snipping Tool shortcut icon in 24H2


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I just upgraded to 24H2 and noticed that the icon icon on my Snipping Tool desktop shortcut had changed to 1751658764314.webp.
The correct icon was used if I pinned Snipping Tool to my Start menu or Taskbar but not for a desktop shortcut. I tried deleting the shortcut and created a new one by dragging Snipping Tool from the Apps pull-down list in Start but that had the same outcome. The correct icon was displayed in the Apps list but it changed to the document icon when I dragged it to the desktop.

I found a scissors icon in %SystemRoot%\System32\SHELL32.dll and am using that, but that seems like a tacky workaround. I'm pretty sure the correct icon was used in 23H2.
 
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pokeefe0001 said:
I just upgraded to 24H2 and noticed that the icon icon on my Snipping Tool desktop shortcut had changed to View attachment 138455.
The correct icon was used if I pinned Snipping Tool to my Start menu or Taskbar but not for a desktop shortcut. I tried deleting the shortcut and created a new one by dragging Snipping Tool from the Apps pull-down list in Start but that had the same outcome. The correct icon was displayed in the Apps list but it changed to the document icon when I dragged it to the desktop.

I found a scissors icon in %SystemRoot%\System32\SHELL32.dll and am using that, but that seems like a tacky workaround. I'm pretty sure the correct icon was used in 23H2.
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Run this, create a shortcut from there by right-clicking.
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:AppsFolder

You might need to refresh your icon cache as well.
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Thanks. That worked. On one computer your suggestion worked with no additional steps. On another I had to rebuild the icon cache (maybe). I definitely had to restart File Explorer, but that may be because I use ExplorerPatcher - it may have been getting in the way.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400
    Motherboard
    ASUS PRIME H370-PLUS
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    On board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2043BWX
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 256GB
    WDC 1TB NVMe
    WD 3TB external USB drive
    PSU
    I don't remember
    Case
    Corsair something-or-other
    Cooling
    Air CPU + 2 case fans
    Keyboard
    DAS S Pro (Cherry Brown)
    Mouse
    Logitech USB of some sort
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