Change Icons Need Help


  1. Posts : 127
    Windows 10 Pro
       #1

    Change Icons Need Help


    How do I change these icons:

    Change Icons Need Help-icons.jpgJohn
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  2. Posts : 920
    Windows 10 Pro
       #2

    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
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  4. Posts : 920
    Windows 10 Pro
       #4

    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.
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