Article: Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen, or press Win. You'll find this icon on the far-left side of the Start window. It's a folder in the left-hand column of options in the File Explorer window. Shortcut icons have a white box with an arrow in their lower-left corners. You cannot change the icons of specific files (e.g., Notepad files or .exe files) using this method. It's in the upper-left corner of the File Explorer window. Doing so will open a toolbar at the top of the window. This is a white box with a red checkmark in the "Open" section of the toolbar. You can also right-click on the icon on your desktop and then click Properties to get to this menu. This process will vary depending on the type of icon you're editing: Shortcut - Click the Shortcut tab at the top of the Properties window, then click Change Icon near the bottom of the window. Folder - Click the Customize tab at the top of the Properties window, then click Change Icon near the bottom of the window. You can select two different types of icons: System icon - Click an icon in the window. Custom icon - Click Browse, then click the folder that your custom icons are in on the left side of the window. Select the icon you want to use, then click Open. This will assign your selected icon. Doing so confirms your decision and changes the original icon to your selected icon.
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Open Start . Click the File Explorer . Click Desktop. Click a shortcut or folder icon. Click the Home tab. Click Properties. Open the icon's "Change Icon" window. Select an icon. Click OK. Click Apply, then click OK.