# Has my Windows icon cache been updated to display the new icon?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-my-windows-icon-cache-been-updated-to-display-the-new-icon/54575
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 30, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-my-windows-icon-cache-been-updated-to-display-the-new-icon/54575 "2021-09-30T14:34:26Z")
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-my-windows-icon-cache-been-updated-to-display-the-new-icon/54575/1 "2021-09-30T14:34:26Z")
I have a problem with this how-to:
> [@How to reset the Windows icon cache to display an updated app logo icon](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-reset-the-windows-icon-cache-to-display-an-updated-app-logo-icon/54432):
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> I've updated the app icon with v3.09 and now receive several support messages, where the desktop icon doesn't show the new logo. This is due to Windows' 10 internal caching of icons which can be resolved with a few commands on the command prompt: Open Start and search for Command Prompt. Right click on the result and select Run as administrator. On the command prompt, enter the following command to navigate to the icon cache location: cd %homepath%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explo…
Is the `desktop icon` also applicable to the Windows 10's Taskbar icon of a Mp3tag pinned to that Taskbar of the OS?
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1] I do not see the difference between the icons
2] I do not remember the look of the old icon in its desktop version [as I do not put on my desktop anything of value]
3] That solution did not work for me [because I have some Registry tweaks implemented]
4] @Florian forgot to change or did not change on purpose the miniaturized version of the icon [i.e. the one visible on the Taskbar]
**Which of the above is it then?**
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Maybe someone could post a visual comparison of the new and of the old icon so that there would be no room for guessing?
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### Author:  [@astrohip](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/astrohip)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-my-windows-icon-cache-been-updated-to-display-the-new-icon/54575/2 "2021-09-30T15:09:56Z")
> [@Zerow](#):
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> Maybe someone could post a visual comparison of the new and of the old icon so that there would be no room for guessing?
Great idea. Also confused.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-my-windows-icon-cache-been-updated-to-display-the-new-icon/54575/3 "2021-09-30T16:54:02Z")
New:
Old:
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-my-windows-icon-cache-been-updated-to-display-the-new-icon/54575/4 "2021-09-30T21:55:28Z")
The problem is size- it is so tiny on the Taskbar, that I could not tell the difference until scaling down in Photoshop these pasted in above images to the size of my icon
From left to right are: old, mine, new:
And that mine looks more like that supposed new one
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But then again: the colors of the square in mine look quite different from the square in both old and new one
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-my-windows-icon-cache-been-updated-to-display-the-new-icon/54575/5 "2021-10-01T04:49:24Z")
So, do you see a difference? Has the cache been updated?
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-my-windows-icon-cache-been-updated-to-display-the-new-icon/54575/6 "2021-10-14T19:44:10Z")
Based on this comparison
> [@Zerow](#):
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> From left to right are: old, mine, new:
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I do see a difference. But only the middle one is a "real" icon - i.e. a screenshot from my Taskbar, while the rest are scaled down images
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-my-windows-icon-cache-been-updated-to-display-the-new-icon/54575/7 "2021-10-14T19:49:07Z")
It's the new one 🙌 It's how the icon looks in this size.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-my-windows-icon-cache-been-updated-to-display-the-new-icon/54575/10 "2026-02-09T12:29:27Z")