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Where does Windows store the drive icon files? I changed my drive G: from an external USB drive to an internal HDD but the icon still shows the removable drive icon.
Change Drive Icon in Windows 10
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I'm in awe of how you know that! solved my problem. I had copied the files from a USB drive to my new internal hard drive complete with autorun.inf and the USB icon file. Once I deleted those the hard drive now shows the right icon.
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Posts : 5,048 Windows 10/11 Pro x64, Various Linux Builds, Networking, Storage, Cybersecurity Specialty.New #44
Hi.
Here are some other ideas, if you get tired of the dull Microsoft icons provided in the default .dll -
5 Free Drive Icon Changer Software for Windows 10
How to Change Drive Icons in Windows
Exact sizing of the new icon is rather important.
HTH
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New #45
Lots of cool stuff over at W11 forums (1) Custom Icons for Windows 11 Thread (Folders, Dropbox, Google Drive, Podcasts, NVME Drive, Steam, Adobe) | Windows 11 Forum (elevenforum.com)
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New #46
Where is the USB.ico file you used in the "After" screenshot?
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@JCMacintosh: Thank for registry enteries.
I wanted to replace the Bitlocker padlock driver icon with standard drive icon.
This command had worked (Y is the driver letter of the desire to be replaced):
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\Y\DefaultIcon" /v "" /t REG_SZ /d "%SytemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll,8" /f
I realized that it was useless in recent days (I am using Windows 11 22H2. Probably caused by one of my tweaks).
I tried other solution:
Reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\Applications\Explorer.exe\Drives\Y\DefaultIcon" /v "" /t REG_SZ /d "%SytemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll,8" /f
This did not work either. Back to researching... I found the solution of @JCMacintosh in here. This did not change either. But I learned from this site that the sub-key name should be Shell Icons, instead of "Shell MyIcons". I changed and succeeded. Bitlocker drive(s) is now displayed with the standard drive icon.
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons" /v "164" /t REG_SZ /d "%SytemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll,8" /f
Reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons" /v "165" /t REG_SZ /d "%SytemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll,8" /f
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This is how i do mine
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\C]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\C\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\User_Icons\\Shell32 009 OS.ico"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\D]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\User_Icons\\Shell32 009.ico"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\E]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\E\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\User_Icons\\Shell32 009.ico"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\F]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\F\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemDrive%\\User_Icons\\Blu-ray Drive.ico"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\G]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\G\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemDrive%\\User_Icons\\Blu-ray Drive.ico"
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