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Mauro Huculak

RARE PHOTOS: It is intentional microsoft says windows 11s broken folder icons are by design heres whats going on | Vintage Vibes

Windows 11 desktop showing desktop.ini file and its content.

As part of the June 2026 Security Update for Windows 11 (including the one for Windows 10), Microsoft has quietly changed how the operating system handles folder customizations, and some users may think that the company is shipping once again a buggy update.

The software giant has updated its release notes for the June 2026 Security Update, introducing a new security hardening measure that can prevent custom folder icons and localized folder names from appearing when they rely on a "desktop.ini" file from an untrusted source.

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