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Did you check if you proposed solution works? If not, I recommend you do not post the answer, since it might mislead others. Yes worked for me long time ago..

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Privacy policy. As of Windows 7, inconsistencies remain in the handling and parsing of URLs. This topic provides a limited guide to navigating inconsistencies in file URL formats. Third-party protocols are responsible for defining their URL format and defining queries in a manner that conforms to their standard.

For example, Microsoft Outlook supports folder names with arbitrary characters, including those that are illegal in URLs such as the "? The different formats are listed in the following table and are each assigned a letter identifier for referring to them later in this topic. In Windows Search there is largely no sensitivity to slash direction. Have you tested this method on one of the problematic machine?

I can't say for sure if it was the only update as I don't own or manage those machines, but several clients reported the issue around the same time early Sept I wasn't able to rollback all patches as one of them was a security update. The shortcuts are typically located on network shares, but the same behaviour exists if they are copied to the user's workstation. Yes, if the 'IconFile' references a local file or a file on an accessible network share, then Windows Explorer displays the icon.

Create a new '. Create another new '. Note that it's essential to create a new file for the second part of the test as there is an icon cache in Windows, so simply updating the 'IconFile' reference in the first file won't have any effect.

Thanks for your patience. I have tested and got the same behavior that only when the icon file was stored locally or accessible network folder, the shortcut will show up as the customized icon. Thus, the workaround at this moment shall be put icon file in a accessible path for all the users. I have the same problem.

I can not see the icon found on the website , only show the user's default web browser icon. Windows 10 client cant see windows server essentials