Windows 10: Changing Folder Icons In Windows 10

Hi spapakons, well, I tried Icon Changer anyway- and it changed a lot of icons. So I have my Win 7/8 recycle bin back, disk icons back, My PC/My Computer icon back.... supposedly some 77. Maybe you didn't run it as admin?

 

Well, doesn't matter, since you managed to change the icons. I find Customizer God rather easy, haven't tried icon changer.

 

No matter which browser I use (antivirus disabled) it won't work without accepting the malware.

 

It is a false Trojan alert because of the bundled software. Just ignore the warning and download it. Once you install it you can re-enable your antivirus. Avoid launching other executables, run only Customizer God and you should have no problem. Any extra software should be avoided if you run installation in custom mode (don't remember exactly now).

 

I think I might love you! I can't say my collection is as small (hehe) as yours but that's because for years I've had this obsessions with icons. Making my living as an artist probably has something to do with it! But what really caught my eye in your reply above was reference to your 'Spare HDD of Icons!' Love this! I too have a dedicated drive that I call UI_Resources on which resides my collection of icons, sounds, wallpaper, pointers, and a few other nifty aesthetic goodies. Not sure about yours, but mine came into existence years ago when I'd have folders scattered all over the place with this icon or that icon and then I'd move a folder or rename an icon and suddenly *poof* no more icon! This way they're always available on the same path (which is shared to my network of course) and every now and then I just replace the HDD with a larger one. Why I still have icons from 1998 I'll never know, but if you ever NEED one, I've probably got you covered! LOL

I also agree on using the Libraries, which is funny because it's something that I fought tooth and nail back with Windows 7--but then once you understand how it works, it's awesome. For Library Icons, I use something called Librarian that I apparently got through winaero. It was written for 7, but (knock wood) seems to work on 10 as well!

 

How I got Icon Changer to work on x64 Win 10.
(This changes 77 icons to Win 7 style, just by running the program and restarting- or should do!)This was easy in the 32 bit version, but try as I might, this would not work with the 64 bit version. It has to be run as admin, requires a restart, and might require the icon cache to be rebuilt.

The trick was to run it in Win 8 compatibility mode. Unexpected, but at least that worked for me.
That was what the compatibility troubleshooter suggested, anyway.

 

This explanation DOES THE TRICK! I am able to change and maintain the changes of folder icons in Windows 10!

The article is written for Windows 7, but the fix works for Windows 10! *Biggrin

Customize Folder Icons When You Don't See a 'Customize' Tab | PCWorld

Customize Folder Icons When You Don't See a 'Customize' Tab

By Rick Broida, PCWorld







Reader Lis is a Windows 7 user who likes to use custom icons for folders. This is done, of course, by right-clicking a folder, choosing Properties, clicking the Customize tab, and then clicking the Change Icon button.


Just one problem: Lis says this no longer works. When opening the Properties window for a folder, there's no Customize tab. Where oh where did it go?


Don't feel bad, Lis--you've fallen into a Windows 7 "trap" that could easily ensnare anybody. What's most likely happening is that you're looking at your folders in Windows 7's Libraries view, rather than in Windows Explorer. When you do that, sure enough, there's no Customize tab.


Why? Because Libraries is kind of a folder aggregator. It doesn't actually contain your folders, but merely points to them. I realize that's confusing, but, well, that's the explanation. (Read more about the subject in Simplify File Organization with Windows 7 Libraries.)


What you need to do is open Explorer, navigate to the folder in question, then change its icon by following the previously outlined steps. That should do the trick!

 

Customizer God works fine in all current builds of Windows 10, including TH2 (build 10586) updated up to 10586.104 I actually use the old version of Customizer God in which you have to press CTRL+O to manually open the DLL to modify. Haven't tried the new version, but it should also work fine.

 

I just wanted to let future readers know that I followed dalchina's instructions and they wokred! The only icons that didn't change on my desktop were the folders that had files in them. To fix this just create a new folder and put the files in there and then the folder icon will look like Windows 7/8 *Biggrin

 

However I prefer Customizer God. All you have to do is to replace all icons in file imageres.dll with the icons from the Windows 7 or Windows 8 version of imageres.dll. I have extracted all these icons to a folder for easy use in new Windows 10 installations. I just open imageres.dll, click on any icon, press CRTL+A to select all and then click on change. Browse to the folder with the icons, that's it!

 

Hello!

Somewhere in this thread I posted that I had problems changing the icons in my main Windows 10 Pro 64-bit PC. In version 1511 (Threshold 2, TH2, build 10586) I changed the icons but then there was a bug. Right-clicking on the network, sound volume or the safe removal icon did nothing! I had to run sfc /scannow to restore the original DLL files to gain right-click functionality and this was very annoying since I missed the good-looking Windows 8 icons. Yesterday I upgraded to the newer Windows 10 Pro version 1607 Anniversary Edition (build 14393). As expected all customizations were cancelled and I had to do them again. I used the same old version of Customizer God I have, didn't download the latest version. I changed all the icons successfully to their Windows 8 counterparts and logoff/logon for the changes to take effect. I then tried right-clicking the same icons and it worked as expected! So it seems the new version 1607 is better or it was some bug in my previous installation that was fixed! Either way I recommend upgrading to the new version! I spotted some interesting new features in traditional Control Panel, like Windows to Go. I'll have a closer look and post again!