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| Cause | Description | |-------|-------------| | | A Windows cumulative update overwrites modified system files that StartIsBack hooks into (e.g., explorerframe.dll , twinui.pri ). | | Corrupt icon cache | The IconCache.db file becomes damaged, causing the system to display generic fallback icons. | | Missing Segoe UI Symbol font | The sad face character (U+2639) may appear if the required font for UI glyphs is missing or corrupted. | | SFC / DISM errors | Underlying Windows component store corruption prevents StartIsBack from patching resources correctly. |

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If none of the above works, Microsoft has likely patched the exploit StartIsBack uses. You have two options: | Cause | Description | |-------|-------------| | |