Shortcut icons keep changing?

I have been using Windows 8 for a while now and I have noticed a strange problem.
It appears that the shortcuts on my desktop keep having the icon changed (the arrow).
Here is what it should look like normally (I think):


Here is it with a different icon:


Here is it with another icon (from sync center?):


And another (notice the two UAC Shields on the second one):


And here with nothing at all:



What do you think could be causing this? I'm pretty sure I re-installed once and still had the problem. It seems absolutely random and rebooting doesn't really change it. Also I am not sure if this is the right thread, couldn't really figure out what fit.

Microangelo perhaps ????

I can do things like that with Microangelo on Display.
Do you have Microangelo ?

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Never even heard of that until now. Can't find any trace of it on my system. You think installing it could help?

And here is the latest one:

Almost seems like a notifications feature. Downloading update - arrow down, installing update - installer icon, and updated - checkmark. And then of course the regular shortcut arrow. The uac shields mean that program is set to always be run as administrator, without specificly having to do so.

I googled to see if it was a feature but couldn't find anything about it, nor anyone else asking the same question. So in other words i have no clue lol. I know im just so helpfull.

LightTrench said:

Never even heard of that until now. Can't find any trace of it on my system. You think installing it could help?

And here is the latest one:

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If you never heard of Microangelo that's not the problem.

It's a program for dealing with icons.
Rather complicated & NOT cheap.

I think a better solution should be available.

Maybe a System Restore from a time when the problem did not exist.

For me it looks like corrupted iconcache.db. Try to rebuild it and problem most likely will be gone ^_^

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html