Windows 10: How to change a custom icon while keeping the previous .ico name?

Discus and support How to change a custom icon while keeping the previous .ico name? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I have some custom icons set on a few folders, and I'd like to change some of them to different ones, but even after I deleted and replaced the old... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Rice_Tiny, May 13, 2024.

  1. How to change a custom icon while keeping the previous .ico name?


    I have some custom icons set on a few folders, and I'd like to change some of them to different ones, but even after I deleted and replaced the old .ico files, it still remembers it and won't update to the new one. I'd like to do it without changing the name of the .ico files. I tried:

    *changing to a different custom or default icon and changing back,

    *changing the folder's name where the .ico files are stored, and then changing it back

    *restarting my pc



    I know it's possible since it worked just once for me, but I'm not sure what I did differently.

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    /u/Rice_Tiny, May 13, 2024
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  2. My Custom .ico Files Are Not Working

    hi IG. I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, and Volunteer Moderator, here to help you.

    See how to customize .ico files:

    https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/change-drive...

    https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/customize-icon-wi...

    Troubleshoot Custom .ico Files Are Not Working:

    https://www.folderico.com/what-if-custom-folder...

    https://www.askvg.com/fix-ico-files-not-showing...

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. If you'll wait to rate whether my post resolved your problem, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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    Greg Carmack - Windows MVP 2010-20, May 13, 2024
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  3. lukekulot Win User
    Normal Folders can't change to Custom .ICO files

    Hello,

    I have been researching about this for a whole day and I can't seem to find the answer. I'm using windows 10. My folders can easily be changed from the default and then to my custom .ico files before. But then I installed a Windows 11 skinpack, but then decided to uninstall it to revert my theme to windows 10. But when I try to change my folder icons to my custom .ico files, it just becomes the default blank folder icon. But when I change my computer, or recycle bin using the different way of changing it, it works fine with my .ico files. The normal folders are the problem. Can someone please help?
     
    lukekulot, May 13, 2024
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  4. Steven_56 Win User

    How to change a custom icon while keeping the previous .ico name?

    Replace ico file doesn't change

    Hi, when I replace an ico file that i'm using to custom a folder icon and replace this ico file with another ico file with the same name, the file doesn't change and remains the old ico file, even if i delete this first and then place the new one in the same directory as the old one.

    It's just the preview mode, because if I click the ico i see the new one.
     
    Steven_56, May 13, 2024
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