Changed Outlook icon doesn't appear in the taskbar

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Changed Outlook icon doesn't appear in the taskbar

Bruce K 0

Windows 10, Outlook (2024?) ver 1.2026.915.300: I changed the desktop icon for Outlook to the orange/white version, I want the revised icon in my taskbar. I removed the blue envelope icon from the taskbar, then performed the unpin/pin to taskbar of the revised desktop icon. The blue envelope continues to appear. I have rebooted. How to see the new icon?

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Emma1-N 13,430 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Welcome Bruce K,

Thank you for posting to Microsoft Q&A.

To better understand the situation, could you confirm whether you changed the Outlook icon by using a custom .ico file, or did you select another icon already included with Outlook?

In the meantime, please try these checks:

Right-click the Outlook icon on the taskbar and select Unpin from taskbar
Open “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps” is not recommended, so instead launch New Outlook from the Start menu and verify whether the orange/white icon appears there
If the Start menu shows the correct icon, right-click it and choose “Pin to taskbar.”
If the blue envelope still appears, restart Windows Explorer:
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc
- Open Task Manager
- Select Windows Explorer
- Click Restart

Looking forward to your update.

Bruce K 0 Reputation points

2026-10-05T02:49:09.2366667+00:00

Hi Emma, thanks for your kind response! Still no success to change the icon. The icon is from a previous version of Office, white outline of a piece of paper with text on an orange background.
Bruce K 0 Reputation points

2026-10-05T02:53:19.61+00:00

Here's the icon
Emma1-N 13,430 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-10-06T04:24:49.7766667+00:00
Hello Bruce K,

Thank you for coming back.

Please try the step:

Press Windows + R

Type ie4uinit.exe -show and press Enter

Sign out of Windows and sign back in

Unpin Outlook from the taskbar and pin it again