Refresh icon cache after installing a shortcut

chrisjbillington · May 12, 2020 · 4322167 · 4322167
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 __pycache__
 *.egg-info
-dist
+dist
+*.eggs
diff --git a/desktop_app/windows.py b/desktop_app/windows.py
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ def create_shortcut(
         )
         store.Commit()
 
+    # Refresh the icon cache:
+    shell.SHChangeNotify(
+        shellcon.SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED,
+        shellcon.SHCNF_IDLIST | shellcon.SHCNF_FLUSH,
+        None,
+        None,
+    )
+
 def set_process_appusermodel_id(appid):
     _checkwindows()
     shell.SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(appid)