Windows 10: Desktop Folder Icons Changed

Hi. I read a few complaints that the Folder Icons on W11 stay open when they should not. Here is my solution if you want to keep them closed.Go to Personalization, Themes, Scroll to Desktop Item Settings. Uncheck Allow Themes to change Desktop Item. Then create a New Folder, Go to Properties, Customize the Icon, then select OK. All folders will then remain closed until opened by the User. The New Folder may be deleted if unwanted.It's my opinion that updates cause these icons to revert because we have not disabled the Themes option.

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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?

 

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,

 

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: