My desktop shortcuts are globes

[the golden witch]

I booted up this morning and a few games became globes (Castle Crashers, Q.U.B.E Directors Cut, Portal, GMod, Keep talking & nobody explodes). I think it's in part that they're internet shortcuts but I still can't fix it. Rebooted and looked for the app icons in the files.

[かぐや]

Sometimes Steam fails to fetch icon for desktop shortcut when installing games.

Found out workaround for fixing that on Windows 7 at least. Not sure, if this works on newer Windows.
Delete those shortcuts with globe icons. Create new desktop shortcuts on Steam client.

If you haven't tried this yet.

[wuddih]

the file extension .url must be set to the default program "Internet Browser", not any specific browser.

[the golden witch]

Originally posted by かぐや:

Sometimes Steam fails to fetch icon for desktop shortcut when installing games.

Found out workaround for fixing that on Windows 7 at least. Not sure, if this works on newer Windows.
Delete those shortcuts with globe icons. Create new desktop shortcuts on Steam client.

If you haven't tried this yet.

I have, they're still globes.

[the golden witch]

Originally posted by wuddih:

the file extension .url must be set to the default program "Internet Browser", not any specific browser.

How do I modify that? In properties all I see for iternet related items are steam://rungameid/4000

[wuddih]

Originally posted by Retruis:

Originally posted by wuddih:

the file extension .url must be set to the default program "Internet Browser", not any specific browser.

How do I modify that? In properties all I see for iternet related items are steam://rungameid/4000

https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-change-file-associations-in-windows-2624477