Would you like to change Folder icons on your desktop?
How to change default icons on windows?
- To make your life easier first find the icons that you like to use, keep that file on your desktop. You can download folder icons on the web as well.
- On the desktop choose a folder that you like to change the view.
- Click to highlight the icon of the folder whose picture you would like to change.
- Right click the folder and select Properties, and then click the Customize Tab.
- Click on the Choose Picture button in the Folder pictures area of the Properties Window.
- Windows will now prompt you to select a picture to use. Navigate to the picture, and then click Open. This will show new image on the folder.
Step by step example
1. I downloaded free TR desktop icons from a website ( http://www.nurweb.biz/?p=1324 )
Free Download URL : http://www.photoshopbrush.biz/macicons.htm
After I unzip the file, it looked like this.
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2. I choose a folder on my desktop
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3. Right click on the folder
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4. Then click on customize button
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5. I select the image that I want to use on the folder as my new icon
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6. Do not click on that button unless you want every folder look like this new image
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7. Click on browse button
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8. Choose your new image
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9. Click to apply, now look at your desktop
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Your folder has new look!