Windows 7 desktop shortcuts have become the same icon how to do

  
Solution:
Press the key combination <;Win+R” call up the run command box, type regedit.exe in the "Open" column, press Enter, open the registry editor.
(This section deals with registry changes, please make a backup of related items before operation)
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(If the user account control window pops up, please allow to continue)< Br> Figure 2:

In the open registry editor, navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWScurrentversionExplorerFileExts.lnk path. (As shown below) Please delete all items except openwithlist and openwithPRogids.
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Expand openwithlist and openwithprogids respectively. In the detail window on the right, delete all key values ​​except the default key.
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Exit the registry after the modification is completed.
Check if the shortcut icon has been restored?
If there are still icons that don't display properly, try our second solution:
Right-click on the blank space to select “Personalize&rdquo ;
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On the left side of the window, click “Change desktop icon”.
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In the pop-up desktop icon settings window, click “ restore defaults & rdquo; then press “ OK & rdquo; save changes.
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