Windows xp slow to load desktop icons

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Watch our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Joined Jul 11, Messages I hope someone can help me. The past couple of weeks my desktop icons have been very slow to load. When I turn on my computer the desktop comes up as usual, and the 'wallpaper' I use is there a color with a small photo in the center but the icons take a few minutes to appear, once they do then my task bar also loads and everything is normal It was suugested I make my icon cache larger I was also told a safe mode boot up might help I am certain I have no nasty things lurking, and I de frag ect often.

There must be an easy fix to slow loading desktop icons Thank you. As Seen On. Welcome to Tech Support Guy! By default, the icon cache size is KB. You can set it to pretty much whatever you like. You can now close Registry Editor. And if you want to try a different icon cache size, just follow those steps again. Both hacks are included in the following ZIP file.

Double-click the one you want to use and click through the prompts. Change Icon Cache Size Hacks. These hacks are really just the Explorer key, stripped down to only include the Max Cached Icons value we talked about in the previous section and then exported to a. REG file. Running either of the hacks sets that value to the appropriate number. Use Google Fonts in Word. Use FaceTime on Android Signal vs.

Customize the Taskbar in Windows What Is svchost. Best Smartwatches. Best Gaming Laptops. Best Smart Displays. Best Home Security Systems. Please visit our forums for help with malware removal or any tech support question. Take me to the forums! Open your My Computer and at the top look for the Tools nav bar and select Folder Options at the bottom: Next, look for the view tab at the top of the next pop up box: On the next screen, scroll down a little until you see the option to Show hidden files and folders and enable this choice: After, click OK and then navigate back to your My Computer screen.?

Next, click on the transparent looking folder of Application Data : At the bottom of that folder is a file called Icon Cache.? Subscribe Tech Questions? You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 0. Report abuse. Details required :.

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