Use file icon instead of program icon

[Luca_Selinski]

Hello,

I updated most of my Adobe Applications, after the update many of the updated applications had the program icon (icon of the *.exe) instead of the file icon. Is there a way to change them back? (I already cleared the icon cache.)

Luca

[Jeff A Wright]

Luca can you please post a screen shot of the behavior you are describing?  FAQ: How do I capture and post a screen shot or video?

[Luca_Selinski]

Oh, I totally forgot this, here is a screenshot how the After Effects file icon looks and how the Photoshop file icon looks. Before the update, the After Effects file icon looked similar to the Photoshop file icon.

[Jeff A Wright]

Luca Selinski are you using Windows or Mac OS?  Did you move the application icons to the desktop or create shortcuts/aliases?  I would recommend reviewing Launch CC apps after install - https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/launch-creative-cloud-apps.html which discusses how to navigate and locate your installed Adobe Creative titles.  The Adobe Creative applications will either end with a .exe or .app depending on your operating system.

[Luca_Selinski · Accepted solution]

I'm using Windows 8, I didn't move the .exe file to another folder, but I got a solution for that icon problem.

If you're using the Windows Control Panel to assign the file types to the applications, the icons will look right. I don't know why, but it works.

I hope I didn't waste your time.

[Vismay Muthukad]

I'm also having this same problem. But I don't know how to fix it. Please Help Me.. I didn't understand your fix. I tried reinstallimg these apps, but no result. Please tell me what to do. I am trying to solve this from june.