Windows 10: Change Desktop folder icon

Discus and support Change Desktop folder icon in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Brink, I have 2 other icons I am having trouble finding to change. Take a look at these screenshots and let me know if you have any ideas. The desktop... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by sjlariz, Sep 7, 2020.

  1. sjlariz Win User

    Change Desktop folder icon


    Brink,

    I have 2 other icons I am having trouble finding to change. Take a look at these screenshots and let me know if you have any ideas. The desktop icon in the file explorer menu did not update., not sure where that is being pull from. And in OneDrive folder my "Desktop" is synced but its showing the default icon. Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks!

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    Change Desktop folder icon [​IMG]

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    sjlariz, Sep 7, 2020
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  2. MCK
    mck Win User

    Cannot change desktop icon

    Sometimes a desktop icon changes from what it was to a plain white folder. Might be something I did but not sure what.

    To change it to the icon I want, I go:
    1. Rt-click icon > Properties > Change icon
    2. I select the icon I want from the thumbnails of icons.
    3. Click OK
    4. Click Apply
    But the icon does not change. It just stays looking like a white folder.
    HOWEVER, if I pin the icon to the taskbar, the icon on the taskbar does look like the icon I selected in step-2. So the change is registered with Win10 but the icon on the desktop just doesn't change.

    Any ideas on how to fix this?
     
  3. Changing and locking a custom icon to a folder?

    I want to change a few folders icons and fix the icon to the folder so if its moved to other computers the icon wont change is there any way of doing this thanks,
     
    Live OR Die, Sep 7, 2020
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  4. Change Desktop folder icon

    Changing and locking a custom icon to a folder?

    I don't undestand what you are asking, but cool sig by the way *Rockout :rockout:
     
    douglatins, Sep 7, 2020
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