Windows 10: Safe sites to download better icons than what came with Win 10 upgrade

Hi All !
I'm a transplant from your "Eight Forum" & I'm almost used to the upgrade to Win 10.
What I can't tolerate are the Desktop icons I'm able to find when using the 'Customize' tab.
I learned how to use a PC when it was built to be fun, back in the good old days of XP, when you could change almost everything imaginable, so the cold, drab icons provided in this 'all work-no play' OS aren't enough for me.
Will you please tell me safe sites for me to get new icons, (where I won't get garbage included in the download with the icons *Wink), so I can make the changes I want?
I'd also like to learn how to change the Desktop Font. The only Font settings I could find were to "allow fonts to be installed" & whether or not to "hide fonts depending on language". If there's a way to change the Desktop font & especially a way to eliminate the annoying shadow, please supply very detailed information so I can change that, too.

Thanks in advance for your help.
All the Best,


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Epson v500 scanner not working with Win 10

I have reinstalled my Epson V500 with the CD that came with it and it works now.

 

VM ware fusion wrong display adaptor

Yes it is a windows problem and not only with VMWare having the video adaptor incorrectly identified but other computers manufacturers as well.

I have had VMWare with Windows 10 working flawless for months on the preview version but when it came to installing over the VMWare 8.1 to Win 10 upgrade (which had passed upgrade status previous) would not upgrade due to video adaptor compatibility (rubbish
working on VMWare for months as said).

I followed the VMWare site instruction by bypassing the upgrade icon and downloading the Win 10 ISO file (32 or 64 bit version) from the Microsoft USA site and it installed without a hitch and has been running correctly for weeks.

Regards

Barry

 

Font: 1 way:
http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/ch...ont-windows-10

Here's mine:



Icon changer by Anolis- but the amended imageres.dll has to be copied into system32 folder via command prompt from boot.

If you look thru Customisation you will see other approaches people have taken.

Shadows:
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/remove...ect-windows-10
Enable or Disable Shadows For Texts On Desktop In Windows 10/8/7

 

DogPal

If you go to Winaero - Free small and useful software for Windows they do ' WinAero tweaker ' which has been upgraded for Win10. You can set your own fonts for Windows title bars, Message box Icons, Status bar, and the System font among other things.
A good small programme to change drive icons is ' My Drive Icon ' Change Windows 7 Drive Icons Quickly With My Drive Icon It says it's for win 7 but I've used it in 7, 8, 8.1, and it works perfectly in the latest Win10 release. [You have to run it as admin. or you will get an error]

 

Hi dalchina & brotherboard!
Many thanks for the tips...I really appreciate your help.
Oh, & thanks a bunch for not poking fun at my need to get nicer icons than what's been provided. I'm glad I'm not alone!
Many thanks *Biggrin

 

Please note though that if you make multiple changes in different ways, you need to keep a record of these. Why?

They will be overwritten
- if you need to run sfc /scannow
- if you do an in-place upgrade repair install
- on each new major build

Keep it simple! (acronym KISS)