Win7 desktop icons All become the same how to do

Have you ever come across a desktop image in a win7 system that is the same, in fact this is caused by some misoperation, this tutorial provides you with solutions.

This problem is caused by the modification of the file association of the shortcut type file. We can solve this problem in the following ways:

1. Press the key combination "win+r" to bring up the Run command box, type Regedit.exe in the Open field, enter the Registry Editor. (This section covers changes to the registry, please make a backup of the related items before the operation)

(If pop-up User Account Control window, please allow to continue)

2. In the Open Registry Editor, navigate to the Hkey_current_usersoftwaremicrosoftwindows currentversionexplorerfileexts.lnk path. (as shown in the following illustration) consider deleting all but openwithlist and openwithprogids.

3. Expand Openwithlist and Openwithprogids respectively. In the Right detail window, delete all key values except the default key values.

Exit the registry after the modification is complete.

Check to see if the icon for the shortcut has been restored?

If there are icons that do not display correctly, think you might try our second solution:

1. Right-click on the desktop space to select personalization.

2. On the left side of the window, click Change Desktop icon.

3. In the Pop-up Desktop Icon Settings window, click "Restore Defaults" and press "OK" to save changes.