Clear Icon and Thumbnail Caches for Windows 10

clearCaches.bat

:: Put into .bat file, right click, Run as Administrator

:: Dev Notes:
::   @        Don't print this command
::   echo off Don't print any further commands, but leave their output
::   >nul     Hide this command's output
::   &::      The command has ended ("&") and the rest of the line is a comment ("::")

@echo off

echo Close all other programs now, or risk losing data! Press any key to continue.
pause >nul

echo Killing Explorer...
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe &:: /f Force, /im Image Name (by name, not PID)

echo Waiting a few seconds for file locks to clear...
timeout 5 >nul

echo Heading to the cache directory...
cd %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

echo Clearing cache files...
del iconcache*
del thumbcache*

echo Restarting Explorer...
start explorer

echo Complete! Press any key to exit.
pause >nul