[SOLVED] Desktop shortcut icons have become black squares ?

[KKun]

I suddenly got all my shortcut icons turned to black boxes and I can't change it. What can I do?

https://imgur.com/muWHWe6

View: https://imgur.com/muWHWe6

 

[Ralston18]

Did you install any new software?

Any known software updates or OS updates?

Right click the black icons: Check the properties. What file types are the icons?

 

[KKun]

Did you install any new software?

Any known software updates or OS updates?

Right click the black icons: Check the properties. What file types are the icons?

Didn't download anything new (maybe BIOS reset) and its all of the icons.

 

[USAFRet]

Likely your icon cache is corrupted.

To fix:
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/rebuild-icon-clear-thumbnail-cache-windows-10

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-reset-icon-cache-database-windows-10

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5645-rebuild-icon-cache-windows-10-a.html