Windows 10: Start Menu Custom Icons?

Is it possible to swap out the default icon with custom one? I use to use a app called OblyTile within Windows 8 and would swap out my icons with custom ones. Is there anyway to do this in W10?
Thanks.

:)

 

Start Menu Customizing

Exactly, the colors in Windows 8.1 still weren't the best but it is still better than just one bland color on that start menu.

 

Start Menu Customization

Option 1: Run Start menu troubleshooter

http://aka.ms/diag_StartMenu

Option 2: Restart Windows Explorer

1. Windows Key+X

2. Click Task Manager

3. Head to Processes tab and select Windows Explorer.

4. Right click > Click Restart.

Option 3: Create a New User Account

1. Press Windows key + I to open up Settings.

2. Head to Accounts and choose Family & Other Users.

3. Select Add someone else to this PC under Other Users.

4. Select I don't have this person's sign-in information.

5. Select Add a user without a Microsoft account.

6. Create the user and select Next.

7. Make the new account an administrator account.

8. Under Other users, select the new user account you created, and then select Change account type.

9. Select Administrator, and then select OK

Option 4: Reinstall Display Driver

Windows Key + X

Click Device Manager

Expand Display adapters

Right click the current display adapter

Click Uninstall

Exit Device Manager

Reboot your computer

Option 5: Restart Cortana

Windows Key+X (Or right click on Start)

Click Task Manager

Go to Process tab

Find Cortana

Right Click on it and END

Reboot your computer

Option 6: Reinstall Cortana

Windows Key+X

Click Powershell(Admin)

Copy the below and paste into Powershell

Get-AppXPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.Cortana | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Reboot your computer

Option 7: Check your third party Antivirus

Update your AV to the latest

Temporarily uninstall / disable AV

Option 8: Run SFC and DISM to check and repair Windows files

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

Option 9 - If nothing works, perform Windows 10 repair upgrade

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki...

 

Right now there is now way to do this. The icons come from each program/software/app and unless you can change that you can't change the icon on the start menu.

 

Hmmm. Thanks for the advance and the rapid response my friend.
How do I go about changing the icon from each program/software/app?

 

I thought about that last night and unless you can de-compile the executable.. change the icon and recompile the program/app there is no way that I'm aware of.

sorry
Jeff

 

You can use the resource hacker to change the icon in the executable. You should not have to de-compile the executable.
Here's the link: Resource Hacker

 

Thanks.. Never knew about that.. I'll try it out today

 

Please let me know how you make out.
I checked out the URL and everything on that page looks confusing to me. :-/

 

It worked just fine for regular programs. I changed the ICON for Notepad2 with no issues. But I don't know if it will work for apps or not.

Try it out.

 

When you say apps do you mean games?

 

Apps from the Windows store.

 

Ok cool. Thanks for clarifying. I'm more concerned about 3rd party programs like games and such.
So it was easy huh? Look crazy confusing to me.

 

Just install the program..
Then open the executable you want to modify
Double clink on the ICON item on the left hand side
Finally in Actions on the top of the task bar select Replace Icon.. select the new Icon you want and save.

Need any help ask
Jeff

 

Hmmm. Sounds easy enough.
Thanks for everything!
I'll give it a try this evening after I get home from work. If I run into any problems. I'll ask.