It is the basic instinct of an individual to want to customize their computer and make it look cooler and more relevant to their character and personality. Hence the first thing that strikes to the mind should be changed are the same old boring and very common default icons.
Now, there are many softwares available in the world of internet for the same. But instead of burdening the computer with those software's the easier way to do it is to tweak your registry a little bit. Also, another advantage of changing icons via registry is that all icons can be individually changed.
Change your windows icons:
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer > Shell Icons
3. Select the icon you want to change from the list below
0 = Unknown file type
1 = MSN file types
2 = Applications Generic
3 = Closed Folder
4 = Open Folder
5 = 5.25" Drive
6 = 3.25" Drive
7 = Removable Drive
8 = Hard Drive
9 = NetWork Drive
10 = Network Drive Offline
11 = CD-ROM Drive
12 = RAM Drive
13 = Entire Network14= Network Hub
15 = My Computer
16 = Printer
17 = Network Neighborhood
18 = Network Workgroup
19 = Start Menu's Program Folders
20 = Start Menu's Documents
21 = Start Menu's Setting
22 = Start Menu's Find
23 = Start Menu's Help
24 = Start Menu's Run
25 = Start Menu's Suspend
26 = Start Menu's PC Undock
27 = Start Menu's Shutdown28= Shared
29 = Shortcut Arrow
30 = (Unknown Overlay)
31 = Recycle Bin Empty
32 = Recycle Bin Full
33 = Dial-up Network
34 = DeskTop
35 = Control Panel
36 = Start Menu's Programs
37 = Printer Folder
38 = Fonts Folder
39 = Taskbar Icon
40 = Audio CD
4. Double click on your selected file no. and in the value data field enter the "Location of the image,0". For ex. - C:\Windows\Icons\MyIcon.ico,0
5. Click ok and Restart the computer. You will see the changes applied.
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