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  1. Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows


    How to: Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows

    How to Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows


    By default, your personal Videos folder is located in your account's %UserProfile% (ex: "C:\Users\Brink") folder.

    This tutorial will show you how to change or restore the default Videos folder icon for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.


    CONTENTS:
    • Option One: Change Videos Folder Icon in Properties
    • Option Two: Change Videos Folder Icon in desktop.ini file
    • Option Three: Restore Default Videos Folder Icon in Properties
    • Option Four: Restore Default Videos Folder Icon in desktop.ini file

    EXAMPLE: Videos folder

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]







    OPTION ONE [/i] Change Videos Folder Icon in Properties
    1. Open your Videos folder's current location (ex: "C:\Users\Brink") in File Explorer (Win+E). (see screenshot below)

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    2. Right click or press and hold on the Videos folder, and click/tap on Properties.

    3. Click/tap on the Customize tab, and click/tap on the Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    4. Follow the steps below to select an icon: (see screenshots below)

    *note The %SystemRoot\System32\shell32.dll and %SystemRoot\System32\imageres.dll files contain most of Windows default icons.
    • Click/tap on the Browse button.
    • Navigate to and select the icon library (ex: .dll) or .ico file you want to use, and click/tap on Open.
    • Select the icon you want to use, and click/tap on OK.

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    5. Click/tap on OK to apply (see screenshot below step 3)





    OPTION TWO [/i] Change Videos Folder Icon in desktop.ini file
    1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, copy and paste %UserProfile%\Videos\desktop.ini into Run, and click/tap on OK to open that file. (see screenshot below)

    *note If you changed the default location of your Videos folder, then you will need to substitute %UserProfile%\Videos in the path above with the actual full path of your Videos folder's current location instead.

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    2. In the IconResource= line in the desktop.ini window, change the full path to the full path of the icon you want to use. (see screenshot below)

    *note If you do not have a IconResource=<icon path> line, then you will need to add it.

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    3. Click/tap on File (menu bar), click/tap on Save (Ctrl+S), and close the desktop.ini window. (see screenshot below)

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    4. sign in to apply.





    OPTION THREE [/i] Restore Default Videos Folder Icon in Properties
    1. Open your Videos folder's current location (ex: "C:\Users\Brink") in File Explorer (Win+E). (see screenshot below)

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    2. Right click or press and hold on the Videos folder, and click/tap on Properties.

    3. Click/tap on the Customize tab, and click/tap on the Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    4. Click/tap on the Restore Defaults button. (see screenshot below)

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    5. Click/tap on OK to apply (see screenshot below step 3)





    OPTION FOUR [/i] Restore Default Videos Folder Icon in desktop.ini file
    1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, copy and paste %UserProfile%\Videos\desktop.ini into Run, and click/tap on OK to open that file. (see screenshot below)

    *note If you changed the default location of your Videos folder, then you will need to substitute %UserProfile%\Videos in the path above with the actual full path of your Videos folder's current location instead.

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    2. In the IconResource= line in the desktop.ini window, change the full path to %SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-189. (see screenshot below)

    *note If you do not have a IconResource=<icon path> line, then you will need to add it.

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    3. Click/tap on File (menu bar), click/tap on Save (Ctrl+S), and close the desktop.ini window. (see screenshot below)

    Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows [​IMG]

    4. sign in to apply.

    That's it,
    Shawn


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