Redirected Desktop Shortcut Issue

[ITGURU]

I have had 'Desktop' set up as folder redirection for a while, all users pointing to the same location where i can add shortcuts in and immediately appear on all users desktops.

However, i have noticed recently out the the blue that the icons have changed for all users.

Example is below what they now see.

The icons still work but the shortcut arrow and icon image have gone.

 

The internet explorer icon is in exactly the same folder/location as the other 3 icons.

 

can anyone help?

thanks.

this is the desktop of all users

 

this is the folder with shortcuts in showing correctly for both

 

[mrwoberts]

Could you determine which app is handling .URL file associations. Because that wretched EDGE has a nasty habit of reclaiming them unless I force association through a GPO association XML file.

 

What happens when you click on the faulty shortcut - does it open with the correct app?

[ITGURU]

Got it sussed in the end by setting defaults on my pc and running a dism export to amend the current xml file. on comparison of the files I had 2 entries missing so after adding those all.worked ok.

I didnt have the entries in j usually because id blocked edge so everything was defaulted to IE but ad soon as unblocked edge some some items were defaulting to edge but had to add in http and https entries.

got there in the end