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The UTUBE desktop icon on my pc won't open. I am on Windows 10
Can you, please, help? I feel lost... Joe B.

Did you create the shortcut using the approach I showed you for internet URL web addresses or is this a shortcut created by a program?

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Many thks for your prompt reply.

The UTUBE icon vanished of its own accord. The shortcut had ben created automatically.

Kind regards and renewed thanks. j

Joe

After a web search, these are some of the things I found:

Why does my computer keep deleting my shortcuts?
This can happen if the the System Maintenance troubleshooter detects the shortcuts as broken. The System Maintenance troubleshooter performs a weekly maintenance of the operating system. The System Maintenance troubleshooter either fixes problems automatically or reports problems through Action Center.

Alternatively you could also try a System Restore:
System Restore:
1. Right-click on Start menu > select Run.
2. Type rstrui.exe into the box > click OK to enter System Restore.
3. Click Next to continue.
4. Choose a restore point before your desktop icons disappeared > tap on Next.
5. Confirm the restore point you select > click Finish to start the system restore.
6. After the completion of system restore, your desktop icons will be hopefully restored.
More options for fixing missing icons are discussed here: https://www.cisdem.com/resource/how-...top-icons.html


(1) Graphics driver issues: Outdated or missing graphics drivers can cause icons to disappear or display incorrectly.
(2) Corrupted icon cache: The icon cache can become corrupted, leading to icons appearing distorted or not at all.

The following link discusses how to Rebuild the icon cache: https://www.ninjaone.com/blog/missin...ns-windows-10/


Be a little wary of the following one:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/an...hortcuts-addin
This one would prevent you accidentally deleting shortcuts. WARNING: BUT this would also prevent you deleting any kind of file from the desktop. For that reason you need to consider if that is what you want.

Renewed thks for your kindness, especially for promptness in replying and the detailed suggestions that you send me.
Unfortunately I've had a bad experience with System Restore in the past and had to resort to a professional pc expert. I understand it is not for amateurs like me to use System Restore, so I am wary of taking the risk again.
In the case of UTUBE, i managed to retrieve the desktop icon by entering utube.com in the Google searchbox. Best regards from Joe.