Sometimes it can happen on Windows that, after turning on the PC, it is necessary to wait a few seconds longer than necessary due to the slow loading of the desktop icons . If you use a desktop full of icons that you don't want to give up (because the problem could be solved by erasing most of them), you can make an internal change to the system and increase the size of the Icons cache.
First of all, it is better to make Windows create a new database of icons, to delete and reset the previous one that perhaps had some busted element that slowed down the loading of all the others.
To do this, in Windows 7, 8 and 10 you need to open the folder C: \ Users \% username% \ AppData \ Local \, delete the IconCache.db file and restart.
If you do not see this file in the list, press View at the top and put the cross on Hidden items or go to Folder Options and, in the Display tab, select Show hidden files and drives folders .
In addition to this, to delete the icon cache in Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 it is also necessary to open the folder C: \ Users \% username% \ AppData \ Local \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Explorer
and delete all the files written iconcache or move them to a folder to create them for them.
The same operations to reset the icon cache can also be done from a command prompt (writing and running the cmd command from the Run box or from the Start menu and running) by copying and pasting these commands:
- cd / d% userprofile% \ AppData \ Local attrib –h IconCache.db of the IconCache.db start explorer
- cd / d% userprofile% \ AppData \ Local \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Explorer attrib –h iconcache _ *. db of the iconcache _ *. db start explorer
For Windows 10 there is also an automatic tool.
After rebooting the computer, if the situation has not yet improved, we can increase the size of the icon cache to speed up their loading .
To do this, however, you need to open the registry key editor.
In Windows 7 open the Run box from the Start menu while in Windows 8 and 10 open it from the Windows-X menu or press the Windows-R keys together.
In Run, type regedit and press Enter .
Now go to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer
Press the right button on the white space on the right and create a New> String value with the name Max Cached Icons .
Double click on the new value and give a value of 4096 (4MB) or 8192 (8MB).
Close the registry editor and restart your computer.
If the results are not satisfactory or if you notice an improvement, a deterioration instead, then delete that string value created before.
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