TortoiseGit folder and file icons do not display solutions

1. Fix TortoiseGit folder and file icons are not displayed

1. Press Win+R to open the run dialog box, enter regedit to open the registry;
2. 找到 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer；
3. Create a new "string value" with the name "Max Cached Icons" and the value "2000";
4. Restart the computer and see if the icon is displayed.
5. If the icon is not displayed, see the next step.

 

2. Modify the registry

(1) Find the item HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers in the pop-up registry editor.    

(2) After you find it, you can find that there are many under this item, and Windows Explorer Shell supports up to 15 Overlay Icons. Windows itself uses 4, and only 11 are available for expansion.

(3) Edit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers to modify the name related to tortoise (for example, add a space prefix before the name and add a number).

(4) Restart the computer, the icon is displayed normally.