My desktop icons somehow has all been changed to pdf icon and I can't restore my computer to fix it. What do I need to do?

[jakrum]

All my desk icons has somehow change to pdf icon and I can't use them.  I tried to restore my computer and it wouldn't let me.  Can anyone help me to fix this?

[Meenakshi Negi · Accepted solution]

Hi Jakrum,

Please try the troubleshooting steps provided here Application icons change to Acrobat or Reader icon on Windows

Check if that resolves the issue.

Let us know if the issue persists.

Regards,

Meenakshi

[Ikarós]

I have the same issue but I made the problem worse. I followed some guy on a Youtube its making the application set to default but I followed also whereas you will remove the desktop and all apps then I followed all he do etc. Then the last step is to get back the desktop and applications. I followed the last step then clicked ok but It runs the Adobe Reader always and couldn’t get back my desktop and also when I open regeditor it opens the Adobe Reader.

[Sharma M. R.]

Hi Friends,

I faced this problem when my all Word Documents started showing PDF icons; it was even difficult to distinguish between Word and PDF Documents. I found a solution. Right-click the document wrongly showing PDF icon. >Go to properties > Change to word or Chrome. This works for all such documents. My all Word documents started showing Word icons.

Hope it works for you.