Startisback Sad Face !!top!! -

The Digital Frown: When StartIsBack Loses Its Smile

Solution: This is a corrupted icon cache. startisback sad face

:: 5. Optional: Clear icon cache if sad face persists echo. set /p "CLEAR_ICON=Clear icon cache? (y/n): " if /i "%CLEAR_ICON%"=="y" ( echo Clearing icon cache... taskkill /f /im explorer.exe >nul del /f /q "%localappdata%\IconCache.db" >nul 2>&1 del /f /q "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache*" >nul 2>&1 start explorer.exe )

It is important not to confuse the StartIsBack app icon with the Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), which also features a large sad face :(. The Digital Frown: When StartIsBack Loses Its Smile

How to Prevent the Sad Face from Returning

Once you have fixed the issue, follow these best practices: set /p "CLEAR_ICON=Clear icon cache

Expired Trial: The most common reason; the software adds this graphic once the free period ends to prompt a purchase.

Possible implementation:

:: 2. Unregister and re-register StartIsBack shell extension echo [STEP 2] Resetting StartIsBack shell integration... regsvr32 /u /s "%SIB_PATH%\StartIsBack64.dll" regsvr32 /u /s "%SIB_PATH%\StartIsBack32.dll" regsvr32 /s "%SIB_PATH%\StartIsBack64.dll" regsvr32 /s "%SIB_PATH%\StartIsBack32.dll"