Windows 10: Library Change icon - Add to Context Menu in Windows 10

How to: Library Change icon - Add to Context Menu in Windows 10

How to Add Change Icon to Context Menu of New Libraries in Windows 10


Information default save location and public save location for the library.

You can add a Change icon context menu to new libraries and new library backgrounds that will let you quickly change the icon of a new library.

This tutorial will show you how to add Change icon to the context menu of new libraries for all users in Windows 10.

While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the context menu, all users will be able to use the context menu.



Note When you right click or press and hold on a new library or background of a new library and click/tap on Change icon, you will see the "Change Icon" dialog like below.




If you don't change the icon and close or cancel the "Change Icon" dialog above, you will get an "Unspecified error" like below that you can OK and safely ignore.





EXAMPLE: "Change icon" context menu






Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add "Change icon" to Context Menu of Libraries
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Change_new_library_icon_to_context_menu.reg

Download

3. To Remove "Change icon" from Context Menu of Libraries
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Change_new_library_icon_from_context_menu.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. If prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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