How to Change or Restore Documents Folder Icon in Windows
By default, your personal Documents folder is located in your account's %UserProfile% (ex: "C:\Users\Brink") folder.
This tutorial will show you how to change or restore the default Documents folder icon for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
- Option One: Change Documents Folder Icon in Properties
- Option Two: Change Documents Folder Icon in desktop.ini file
- Option Three: Restore Default Documents Folder Icon in Properties
- Option Four: Restore Default Documents Folder Icon in desktop.ini file
EXAMPLE: Documents folder
1. Open your Documents folder's current location (ex: "C:\Users\Brink") in File Explorer (Win+E). (see screenshot below)
2. Right click or press and hold on the Documents folder, and click/tap on Properties.
3. Click/tap on the Customize tab, and click/tap on the Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)
4. Follow the steps below to select an icon: (see screenshots below)
The %SystemRoot\System32\shell32.dll and %SystemRoot\System32\imageres.dll files contain most of Windows default icons.
- Click/tap on the Browse button.
- Navigate to and select the icon library (ex: .dll) or .ico file you want to use, and click/tap on Open.
- Select the icon you want to use, and click/tap on OK.
5. Click/tap on OK to apply (see screenshot below step 3)
1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, copy and paste %UserProfile%\Documents\desktop.ini into Run, and click/tap on OK to open that file. (see screenshot below)
2. In the IconResource= line in the desktop.ini window, change the full path to the full path of the icon you want to use. (see screenshot below)
3. Click/tap on File (menu bar), click/tap on Save (Ctrl+S), and close the desktop.ini window. (see screenshot below)
4. Restart the explorer process or sign out and sign in to apply.
1. Open your Documents folder's current location (ex: "C:\Users\Brink") in File Explorer (Win+E). (see screenshot below)
2. Right click or press and hold on the Documents folder, and click/tap on Properties.
3. Click/tap on the Customize tab, and click/tap on the Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)
4. Click/tap on the Restore Defaults button. (see screenshot below)
5. Click/tap on OK to apply (see screenshot below step 3)
1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, copy and paste %UserProfile%\Documents\desktop.ini into Run, and click/tap on OK to open that file. (see screenshot below)
2. In the IconResource= line in the desktop.ini window, change the full path to %SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112. (see screenshot below)
3. Click/tap on File (menu bar), click/tap on Save (Ctrl+S), and close the desktop.ini window. (see screenshot below)
4. Restart the explorer process or sign out and sign in to apply.
That's it,
Shawn
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Change or Restore Documents Folder Icon in Windows
Change or Restore Documents Folder Icon in Windows
How to Change or Restore Documents Folder Icon in WindowsPublished by Shawn BrinkCategory: Customization
07 Jul 2019
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