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Gathered from the excellent tutorials in this forum.
Change This PC folder icons (3D Objects, Documents, Music etc), also changes quick access icons.
Run Regedit as Admin.
If you need to change permissions, right-click key, choose permissions, type Administrators, click check names, Click apply, ok, apply.
Click the DefaultIcon key under the Main keys listed below (If not present, right-click listed Main key, choose new key to create it, and add string value(Default)
Change right-hand string Data value for new icon.
Example : %SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-198 is the default for 3D Objects folder
Example : "C:\Windows\System32\Example.ico" (include speech marks) is what to change it to.
3D Objects folder
For current user
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{0DB7E03F-FC29-4DC6-9020-FF41B59E513A}
For all users
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0DB7E03F-FC29-4DC6-9020-FF41B59E513A}
Desktop folder
For current user
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}
For all users
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}
Documents folder
For current user
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{d3162b92-9365-467a-956b-92703aca08af}
For all users
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{d3162b92-9365-467a-956b-92703aca08af
Downloads folder
For current user
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{088e3905-0323-4b02-9826-5d99428e115f}
For all users
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{088e3905-0323-4b02-9826-5d99428e115f
Music folder
For current user
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{3dfdf296-dbec-4fb4-81d1-6a3438bcf4de}
For all users
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3dfdf296-dbec-4fb4-81d1-6a3438bcf4de
Pictures folder
For current user
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{24ad3ad4-a569-4530-98e1-ab02f9417aa8}
For all users
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{24ad3ad4-a569-4530-98e1-ab02f9417aa8
Videos folder
For current user
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{f86fa3ab-70d2-4fc7-9c99-fcbf05467f3a}
For all users
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{f86fa3ab-70d2-4fc7-9c99-fcbf05467f3a
Default Values (In case you want to reset)
%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-xxx (where xxx is a number from following)
3d Objects 198
Desktop 183
Documents 112
Downloads 184
Music 108
Pictures 113
Videos 189
In addition:
- How to Change Icons of Folders in This PC in Windows 10
- How to Change or Restore 3D Objects Folder Icon in Windows 10
- How to Change or Restore Desktop Folder Icon in Windows
- How to Change or Restore Documents Folder Icon in Windows
- How to Change or Restore Downloads Folder Icon in Windows
- How to Change or Restore Favorites Folder Icon in Windows
- How to Change or Restore Music Folder Icon in Windows
- How to Change or Restore Pictures Folder Icon in Windows
- How to Change or Restore Videos Folder Icon in Windows
yeah, that's where I got the info from...was bored so put it together for him.
will add that for default folders to show the change you need to choose "always show icons not thumbnails" from folder view options.