When i make a Steam shortcut they are always Blank with a white piece of paper on it.

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Ferrariassassin

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Does steam not support shortcuts anymore? Because when i create shortcut it is always blank. The shortcut works but it is blank. I have uninstalled steam and the games but still does not work.
 
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USAFRet

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A shortcut for what? A particular game?
On the desktop?

I just made 2, and they both showed something other than a blank white square.
 
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Any game on steam when i click create desktop shortcut it is just a blank white image. I would post an image but for some reason Toms Hardware does not allow me to post images and needs me to go to to other sites, sign up, upload image, than come back here and post URL.
 
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USAFRet

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3 I just made: Quake 1, Tomb Raider, Portal 2.
MuYENl9.jpg


And no, you don't have to create an account elsewhere.
imgur.com works fine with no account.
 
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Why do you keep telling me that it works for you???? I am sure it does man i am saying for "ME" it does not work which is why i am posting in the first place. Why would i ask for help for a problem if i have no problem? If it worked for me i would not be posting. And thanks for the imgur.com here is an image below of some games i made shortcuts for through Steam. I have like a 100 more games but they do it also. Origin, Uplay, and GOG work just fine though


http://imgur.com/3Vd32F9
 
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Because you opined:
"Does steam not support shortcuts anymore?"

As evidenced, that is not true.

Why does it not work on your system? No idea.
 
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Can you please try to rebuild your icon cache. Sometimes the Windows icon cache gets messed up and thing have default icons or even the wrong icons.

http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5645-icon-cache-rebuild-windows-10-a.html

EDIT. Just saw you are on 10. I think the icon cache is the same.

Edit Edit Updated link
 
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I did it but ever icon i make is still blank on steam :(
 
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Well that is strange for sure.

You may be able to create shortcuts from the games folders or add the icons to the shortcuts from the properties(right click the shortcut and select properties).

Icons are generally stored in C : \ Program Files (x86) \ Steam \ steam \ games

I was going to see if this issue has any effect on me, but I will be of no help in testing.

I do not think they like that my desktop is not stored locally on the computer. Not sure about this one.
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I can still made shortcuts from the games exe files(but honestly. I do not even place game shortcuts on my desktop).
 
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