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| if (!(Test-Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons')) { | |
| New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons' -Force | |
| } | |
| New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons' -Name 29 -Value "$env:SystemRoot\System32\imageres.dll,197" -PropertyType String -Force | |
| Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force ; $f="$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\IconCache.db" | |
| if (Test-Path $f) { | |
| attrib -s -r -h $f | |
| Remove-Item $f -Force | |
| } | |
| Start-Process explorer |
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