Control panel-change default icon


  1. K3lamity
    Posts : 1
    Windows 7 and 8.1 x64
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    Control panel-change default icon


    Love this site...has helped me with so many little tweaks...THANKS! Got an issue that may need some help,though. Tried this tutorial (Control Panel - Change Default Icon) and it worked, but only partially. Hack changed the desktop icon and icon in file explorer, but no matter what I did, I couldn't get the start menu {right side} icons to change {like image one in tutorial} when i hovered over choices. Checked and double checked everything...no joy. I finally got the start menu icons change by using classic shell, via their menu tweaks. Would still like to know why my reg changes didn't stick. All that said, I need a tutorial for doing the same procedure in windows 8.1, via the registry hack method.
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  3. MoxieMomma
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    OEM Windows 7 Ult (x64) SP1
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    Hi and welcome:

    K3lamity said:
    Love this site...has helped me with so many little tweaks...THANKS! Got an issue that may need some help,though. Tried this tutorial (Control Panel - Change Default Icon) and it worked, but only partially. Hack changed the desktop icon and icon in file explorer, but no matter what I did, I couldn't get the start menu {right side} icons to change {like image one in tutorial} when i hovered over choices. Checked and double checked everything...no joy. I finally got the start menu icons change by using classic shell, via their menu tweaks. Would still like to know why my reg changes didn't stick.
    Sorry, no idea...

    All that said, I need a tutorial for doing the same procedure in windows 8.1, via the registry hack method.
    Perhaps try this: Control Panel Icons - Change or Restore in Windows 8

    Hope this helps,
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