Windows 7: Change Windows Folder Icon

Rand Marks · 25 Dec 2012

Hi,

In Windows 7, is it possible to change the Windows folder icon individually? This is possible in XP using a program called IconTweaker, which is unfortunately not compatible with Windows 7, and I have failed to find a Windows 7 equivalent.

Brink · 25 Dec 2012

Hello Rand Marks, and welcome to Seven Forums.

You might see if this may work for you.

Folder Icon Change - Vista Forums

Hope this helps,

Shawn

Rand Marks · 25 Dec 2012

Hi, Shawn,

Unfortunately, that doesn’t work for me. The Windows folder (in the root of the C drive) has no customize tab.

Editing desktop.ini within the Windows folder does not work, either. It is the same in Windows XP, but somehow IconTweaker is able to change the Windows folder icon all the same. I assume that the method IconTweaker uses, whatever it is, would work in Windows 7, also. I wonder what it could be.

Forz19 · 27 Dec 2012

There are many programs for changing folder icons in Windows 7, I have used two of them:-

Shedko Folderico 4 RC12 | Shedko software
Freeware, downloadable icon packs.

FolderIco
Paid and Free Versions, less icons in Free Version, no downloadable icons (that i know of ).

Hope This Helps!

Rand Marks · 27 Dec 2012

Hi, Forz19,

Thanks for the links, but neither worked to change the icon of the Windows folder.

A Guy · 29 Dec 2012

See the Answer in this thread, might be what you needed.

How can I change the icon of the %SystemRoot% folder (C:\Windows)? - Stack Overflow

A Guy

Rand Marks · 30 Dec 2012

Wow! I was not expecting it to work, but it did. You saved my life! Thank you, A Guy!

A Guy · 30 Dec 2012

Lol, I didn't know it was that serious!

Glad you got it sorted

A Guy

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