Recycle Bin icon.

[Bastet]

I’m still awaiting the outcome of those commands I mentioned:
Have you run SFC & DISM?
Right click on start & choose command prompt with admin & type/copy & paste these cmds one at a time then click Enter after each command:
SFC /SCANNOW
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Also double check to ensure the correct icon is set for empty bin, if the full bin is set for empty then it’ll show full all the time.

[kotapemai]

Thanks Bastet for your concern yes I have scan with SFC/SCANNOW and the result ‘Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.’. Regarding DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth I have no idea how to use it. What are the steps to be taken before using it if any. I am not sure of what it mean by ‘Also double check to ensure the correct icon is set for empty bin, if the full bin is set for empty then it’ll show full all the time.’ How do you check it.

[kotapemai]

Try a system restore back before this started
scroll down to Windows 7
https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-...indows-2626131

I think I am not able to do it as what I have seen in the system restore it do not have many restore points to select the most furthest back is about a week back. Actually I do not know when this problem started. Thanks.

[Bastet]

Thanks Bastet for your concern yes I have scan with SFC/SCANNOW and the result ‘Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.’. Regarding DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth I have no idea how to use it. What are the steps to be taken before using it if any. I am not sure of what it mean by ‘Also double check to ensure the correct icon is set for empty bin, if the full bin is set for empty then it’ll show full all the time.’ How do you check it.

DISM is run the same way as SFC, enter the first cmd & click enter, once finished then enter the second command & click enter.
There should be an option for changing the desktop icons under Settings>personalisation>themes>desktop icon settings change the empty recycle bin to the correct icon, if it is already set then change it to something else, click ok, restart the pc& see if the problem remains, if not then try changing the icon back to the empty recycle bin icon. It used to be available via the right click option on the desktop on older Windows versions.

[kotapemai]

DISM is run the same way as SFC, enter the first cmd & click enter, once finished then enter the second command & click enter.
There should be an option for changing the desktop icons under Settings>personalisation>themes>desktop icon settings change the empty recycle bin to the correct icon, if it is already set then change it to something else, click ok, restart the pc& see if the problem remains, if not then try changing the icon back to the empty recycle bin icon. It used to be available via the right click option on the desktop on older Windows versions.

Hi Bastet I run the two DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth there was something about error:87 a long list in the log about 53KB. I do not understand what it mean, do you want me to send the dism log. This two ultilities does it automatically repair the found errors. Thanks

[Malnutrition]

https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/24761-recycle-bin-fix-custom-icons-not-refreshing.html

[Bastet]

Hi Bastet I run the two DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth there was something about error:87 a long list in the log about 53KB. I do not understand what it mean, do you want me to send the dism log. This two ultilities does it automatically repair the found errors. Thanks

If @Malnutrition fix doesn’t work (& it should as I have used this fix) then I am at a loss.

[kotapemai]

Thanks Malnutrition and Bastet went to mentioned site and download that fixed, the ‘Fix_Recycle_Bin.reg’ changed back to the first post problem at least the ‘empty recycle bin’ menu is back again. Now what is left to do ?

[Malnutrition]

The windows all in one repair tool, install it and then boot to safe mode run it as admin, with all default items ticked.

https://www.tweaking.com/content/page/windows_repair_all_in_one.html

[kotapemai]

Thanks Malnutrition this An all-in-one repair tool , but on seeing it I am not clear what tab or how to set it to try repair the recycle bin. I scrool down the lists of repair but cannot find the repair for recycle bin maybe in other section which I am not sure to use or not. If you have used this program before can you please guide me to the correct tab section to use.

[PeterOz]

The windows all in one repair tool, install it and then boot to safe mode run it as admin, with all default items ticked.

Going by that you should not have to tick/set anything

[kotapemai]

Going by that you should not have to tick/set anything

Thanks. There are many tabs there such as backup tools,repair-main, advanced repairs and advanced tools. Can you tell me which to select should I create a restore point before doing the repair.

[Malnutrition]

Yes create a restore point prior to running the tool. The actual repair recycle bin is repair number 33, run it with those two ticked at first in safe mode, if that fails then Just use it with all repairs selected Also in safe mode. personally I’d run it with all options ticked the first time, but this is your machine.

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[kotapemai]

Yes create a restore point prior to running the tool. The actual repair recycle bin is repair number 33, run it with those two ticked at first in safe mode, if that fails then Just use it with all repairs selected Also in safe mode. personally I’d run it with all options ticked the first time, but this is your machine.

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Thanks for the help given. I am at lost when I wrote to you this windows repair was working fine, but after confirming from you it was late at night so I shut down my PC for the day. The following day I was about to try the ‘windows repair’ application, the program after it start to scan check the files and when completed there was an error and could not open the program. I have attach the file for you information and hope you can help.

[PeterOz]

Uninstall the program
Turn off anti virus
reinstall the program