This one is really odd - and I\'ve tried everything I can think of. I have no issues with this in Firefox, Chrome or Opera. And when I change the icon on the server, it is
Use > at the end of the tag if you're using HTML4 or HTML5, and /> for XHTML.
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Also, you might need to try using type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon"
type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon"
Source: FavIcon (in Address bar) not working in IE 9