您如何看待Windows 11/10上的默认图标？好吧，它们看起来很棒，但随着时间的推移看起来很无聊，不是吗？您会尝试通过更改主题和字体来定制您的设备来减少无聊。但是您可以通过更改默认的Windows(Windows)图标将这种自定义提升到一个全新的水平，让您的 PC 看起来独特且分类更好。在本Windows指南中，我们将带您了解更改Windows 11/10上任何图标的不同方法。
为什么要自定义 Windows 11/10 图标？
杀死厌倦只是原因之一，可以为许多不同的目的进行定制。其中一些包括：
- 给你的电脑一个个人的旋转
- 让您的环境看起来既吸引人又时尚
- 让您的系统更加人性化
- (Highlight)通过使其看起来独特来突出特定图标的重要性
- 从一大堆图标中立即找到一个重要的图标
除了上面列出的一系列好处外，还有许多不同类型的图标可以在Windows 10上进行修改。其中包括桌面图标、任务栏图标、文件夹图标和快捷方式图标。要知道如何自定义这些，让我们继续方法。
在哪里可以找到适用于Windows 11/10的新图标或自定义图标？
在我们开始更改Windows 11/10上的图标之前，我们需要一些图标来替换现有的图标。操作系统有(System)一组内置图标，但它们可能不是那么好。好消息是，有许多在线资源提供了数百万个令人印象深刻的高质量图标。您可以一次将它们打包成一个包，也可以根据自己的喜好下载单个图标。很少有流行的图标存储库是FlatIcon、Findicons、IconArchive、DeviantArt或GraphicBurger——所有这些都有大量的免费图标。
如果您找不到您选择的图标，您甚至可以尝试使用任何图像制作高分辨率图标。
如何更改Windows 11/10中的图标(Icons)
现在让我们看看一个接一个地改变不同类型图标的方法——
- 桌面图标
- 快捷方式图标
- 任务栏图标
- 文件夹图标
- 文件图标
- 驱动器图标。
1]自定义您的桌面图标
什么是“桌面图标”？这台电脑、网络(Network)、回收站(Recycle Bin)和您的用户(User)文件夹等图标都属于这一类。即使现代版本的Windows不会在桌面上全部显示它们，用户也可以随时恢复这些丢失的图标并让它们出现在系统的桌面上，甚至可以更改这些图标，即使它们出现在系统的其他位置。
要自定义或更改Windows 11中的图标，请执行以下操作：
- 从WinX 菜单(WinX Menu)中，打开Windows 11设置
- 点击个性化(Personalization)设置
- 选择主题(Themes)
- 向下滚动一点，直到看到桌面图标设置(Desktop icon settings)
- 单击它将打开“桌面图标设置(Desktop Icon Setttings)”框
- 选择与您要自定义其图标的特定项目相对应的复选框。
- 点击更改图标(Change Icon) 按钮。
- 在打开的新面板中，从这些内置的Windows图标中进行选择或浏览(Browse)至您自己的图标。
- 设置后，单击应用并退出。
要在Windows 10(Windows 10)中自定义桌面图标，请遵循以下类似的步骤：
1]转到“设置”(Settings’)
2]点击“个性化”(Personalization’)
3]现在单击“主题”(Themes’)，然后转到“桌面图标设置”。(Desktop Icon Settings’.)
4] 单击“桌面图标(Desktop Icon Settings)设置”后，将出现一个单独的“桌面图标设置(Desktop Icon Settings)”窗口。
5] 在“桌面图标”(Desktop Icons’)部分，选中与您希望自定义其图标的特定项目相对应的复选框。
6]现在点击“更改图标”(Change Icon’)按钮。
7]单击“更改图标”(Change Icon’)按钮后，屏幕上将出现一系列不同的内置图标。要从这些内置Windows图标中进行选择，请选择一个并点击“确定”(OK’ )按钮。
这将更改图标。
要选择自定义图标，请点击“浏览”(Browse’)按钮转到具有您选择的图标的文件夹，然后点击“打开”(Open’)将图标上传到Windows图标列表中；然后选择上传的图标。此外，如果您浏览自己的图标，您可以选择任何EXE、DLL或ICO文件。
8] 最后，单击“应用”(Apply’)按钮，然后单击“确定”(OK’)按钮以保存设置。
现在，您的“计算机”(Computer’)图标将如下图所示。
要撤消更改，请返回“桌面图标设置”(Desktop Icon Settings’)窗口，点击“恢复默认”(Restore Default’)按钮并点击“应用”(Apply’)，然后单击“确定”(Ok’)以保存设置。
2]自定义快捷方式图标
为文件夹和应用程序添加快捷方式使任何操作系统上的事情都变得非常简单。用户可以更改Windows中快捷方式的图标，这适用于各种快捷方式，包括应用程序、文件夹甚至命令提示符(Command Prompt)命令的快捷方式。以下是自定义任何快捷方式图标的步骤：
1]转到您的“桌面”(Desktop’)并选择要更改图标的快捷方式
2]右键单击(Right-click)快捷方式并选择“属性”。(Properties’.)
3]在“快捷方式”(Shortcut’)选项卡上，选择“更改图标”(Change Icon’)按钮。
4] 这将打开您在上面看到的标准“更改图标”窗口。(Change Icon’)
5]现在按照上面“桌面图标”选项中列出的相同步骤选择图标并应用设置。
3]自定义您的任务栏图标
固定在任务栏上的图标也是快捷方式；您可以以与自定义任何快捷方式图标几乎相同的方式自定义这些图标。但是这里有一些事情你需要记住：
- 您只能自定义那些固定到任务栏的图标，而不是当前正在运行并出现在那里的图标。
- 对于已固定但当前正在运行的应用程序，您需要关闭该应用程序才能开始自定义快捷方式图标。
首先按住“ Shift”键并右键单击(right-clic)应用程序图标并选择“属性”(Properties’)。
现在，按照上面“桌面图标”选项中列出的相同步骤设置新图标。
4]自定义文件夹图标
要自定义Windows 10中的(Windows 10)文件夹(Folder)图标，请执行以下步骤：
1]右键单击(Right-click)文件夹并在上下文菜单中选择“属性” 。(Properties’)
2]选择“自定义”(Customize’)并在“属性”窗口中点击“更改图标”(Change Icon’)。
3]您可以将文件夹图标替换为基本/个性化图标。
4]现在单击“确定”(OK’)以保存更改。
5]最后，点击“确定”(OK’)完成更改文件夹图标。
完成，这将更改您的特定文件夹图标。
您可能还想看看这些免费软件来更改文件夹图标颜色(Free software to change the Folder icon color)。
5]自定义特定文件类型图标(Customize Specific File Types Icons)
个性化特定类型文件的图标需要第三方工具，例如文件类型管理器。(File Types Manager. )跟着这些步骤：
1]在您的系统上获取免费软件FileTypesMan
2] 在“查找框”(Find Box’)中找到要更改其图标的文件类型。
3]现在关闭查找框(Find box)。
4]右键单击(Right-click)文件并选择“编辑选定的文件类型”。(Edit Selected File Type’.)
5]在默认图标(Default Icon)选项中，单击弹出窗口中的3点按钮。(3-dots button)
6]选择(Select one)现有图标之一或通过单击Browse > click OK输入您自己的图标。
7] 最后，点击“确定”(Ok’)以执行更改。
7]更改驱动器图标
您可以通过调整注册表(Registry)或轻松使用免费软件Drive Icon Changer或My Drive Icon来(My Drive Icon)更改 Windows 驱动器的图标。
通过这种方式，您可以在Windows 10(Windows 10)中自定义不同类型的图标。因此，请继续自定义并向您的应用程序或文件夹添加新的有趣图标。是的，如果您想恢复更改，您只需点击相应属性窗口中的“(Properties)恢复默认值”(Restore Defaults’)按钮并单击它。
阅读下一篇(Read next)：如何快速调整桌面图标大小或更改资源管理器视图类型。
How to change File and Folder Icons in Windows 11/10
What do you think about thе default icons on Windows 11/10? Well, they look great, but with time appear boring, isn’t it? You would have tried to cut the boredom by customizing your device by changing the themes and fоnts. But you can take this customization to a whole new level by changing the default Windows icons and make your PC look unique and better sorted. In this Windows guide, we take you through the different ways to change any icons on Windows 11/10.
Why customize Windows 11/10 icons?
Killing ennui is just one reason, customization can be done for many different purposes. A few of them include:
- Give your PC a personal spin
- Make your environment look catchy and trendy
- Make your system more user-friendly
- Highlight the importance of a particular icon by making it look unique
- To locate an important icon immediately from a huge crowd of icons
Along with the array of benefits listed above, there are many different types of icons that can be modified on Windows 10. These include desktop icons, taskbar icons, folder icons, and shortcut icons. To know how to customize these, let’s move on the method.
Where can you find new or custom icons for Windows 11/10?
Before we can start changing icons on Windows 11/10, we will need some icons to replace the existing ones. The Operating System has a collection of built-in icons, but they might not be that great. The good news is that there are many online resources offering millions of high-quality impressive icons. You can grab them in a pack at once, or download single icons based on your likings. Few popular icon repositories are FlatIcon, Findicons, IconArchive, DeviantArt, or GraphicBurger – all of these have loads of free icons.
In case you just can’t find the icon of your choice, you can even try making high-resolution icons out of any image.
How to change Icons in Windows 11/10
Now let’s look at the methods of changing different types of icons one after one-
- Desktop icons
- Shortcut icons
- Taskbar icons
- Folder icons
- File icons
- Drive icons.
1] Customize your Desktop Icons
What are ‘Desktop Icons’? The icons like This PC, Network, Recycle Bin, and your User folder all fall in this category. Even though modern versions of Windows do not show them all on the desktop, users can always restore these missing icons and have them appear on your system’s desktop or even change these icons even if they appear elsewhere on your system.
To customize or change your icons in Windows 11, do the following:
- From the WinX Menu, open Windows 11 Settings
- Click on Personalization settings
- Select Themes
- Scroll down a bit till you see Desktop icon settings
- Clicking on it will open the Desktop Icon Setttings box
- Select the checkbox corresponding to the specific item whose icon you wish to customize.
- Hit the Change Icon button.
- From the new panel that opens, choose from these in-built Windows icons or Browse to your own icon.
- Once set, click on Apply and exit.
For customizing desktop icons in Windows 10 follow the below-mentioned steps which are similar:
1] Go to ‘Settings’
2] Hit ‘Personalization’
3] Now click on ‘Themes’, and go to ‘Desktop Icon Settings’.
4] Once you click on ‘Desktop Icon Settings’ a separate ‘Desktop Icon Settings’ window will appear.
5] In the ‘Desktop Icons’ section, check the checkbox corresponding to the specific item whose icon you wish to customize.
6] Now hit the ‘Change Icon’ button.
7] Once you click the ‘Change Icon’ button, a list of different in-built icons will appear on the screen. To choose from these in-built Windows icons select one and hit the ‘OK’ button.
This will change the icon.
To select a custom icon hit the ‘Browse’ button to go to the folder having the icon of your choice and hit ‘Open’ to upload the icon on the Windows icon list; then select the uploaded icon. Also, if you browse for your own icons, you can select any EXE, DLL, or ICO file.
8] Finally, click the ‘Apply’ button and then hit on the ‘OK’ button to save your settings.
Now, your ‘Computer’ icon will look like the below image.
To reverse the change, go back to the ‘Desktop Icon Settings’ window, hit ‘Restore Default’ button and hit ‘Apply’ and then click ‘Ok’ to save settings.
2] Customize Shortcut Icons
Adding a shortcut for folders and applications makes things very easy and simple on any operating system. Users can alter the icon for a shortcut in Windows and this works for all sorts of shortcuts including a shortcut to an app, folder, or even Command Prompt command. Here are the steps to customize any shortcut icon:
1] Go to your ‘Desktop’ and select the shortcut you wish to change the icon for
2] Right-click the shortcut and select ‘Properties’.
3] On the ‘Shortcut’ tab, select the ‘Change Icon’ button.
4] This opens the standard ‘Change Icon’ window you saw above.
5] Now follow the same steps as listed in the above ‘Desktop Icon’ option to select the icon and apply settings.
3] Customize your Taskbar Icons
The icons pinned to your taskbar are also shortcuts; you can customize these in nearly the same way that you customize any shortcut icon. But there are a few things you would need to keep in mind here:
- You can customize only those icons that are pinned to the taskbar and not the ones which are currently running and appearing there.
- For an app that is pinned, but is currently running, you will need to close the app to begin customizing the shortcut icon.
Start by holding the ‘Shift’ key and right-click the app icon and choose ‘Properties’.
Now, follow the same steps as listed in the ‘Desktop Icon’ option above to set a new icon.
4] Customize Folder Icons
To customize the Folder icons in Windows 10, perform the following steps:
1] Right-click the folder and select ‘Properties’ in the context menu.
2] Select ‘Customize’ and hit ‘Change Icon’ in the Properties window.
3] You can replace the folder icon with a basic/personalized icon.
4] Now click ‘OK’ to save the changes.
5] Finally, hit ‘OK’ to finish changing the folder icon.
Done, this will change your specific folder icons.
You might want to also take a look at these Free software to change the Folder icon color.
5] Customize Specific File Types Icons
Personalizing the icon of a specific type of file demands third-party tools like File Types Manager. Follow these steps:
1] Get freeware FileTypesMan on your system
2] In the ‘Find Box’ locate the file type that you want to change its icon for.
3] Now close the Find box.
4] Right-click the file and choose ‘Edit Selected File Type’.
5] In Default Icon option, click the 3-dots button in the pop-out window.
6] Select one of the existing icons or input your own icon by clicking Browse > click OK.
7] Finally, hit ‘Ok’ to execute the changes.
7] Change Drive icons
You can change the Icons of your Windows Drives by tweaking the Registry or easily using freeware Drive Icon Changer or My Drive Icon.
In this way, you can customize different types of icons in Windows 10. So, keep customizing and add new and interesting icons to your applications or folders. And yes, if you wish to revert the changes, you will only need to hit the ‘Restore Defaults’ button in the corresponding Properties window and click on it.
Read next: How to Resize Desktop icons or Change Explorer View type quickly.
