# Refresh icons by calling the WinAPI function:
# SHChangeNotify(SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED, SHCNF_IDLIST, NULL, NULL);

# [ClearIconCache.ps1]

# Load the necessary assembly with the SHChangeNotify function
Add-Type @"
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
public class Shell32 {
[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern void SHChangeNotify(int wEventId, uint uFlags, IntPtr dwItem1, IntPtr dwItem2);
}
"@
# Define constants
$SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED = 0x08000000
$SHCNF_IDLIST = 0x0000
# Call the SHChangeNotify function
[Shell32]::SHChangeNotify($SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED, $SHCNF_IDLIST, [IntPtr]::Zero, [IntPtr]::Zero)

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