| Windows 7: Libraries Icon - Change Default Icon Libraries Icon - Change Default Icon How to Change the Default "Libraries" Folder Icon in Windows 7
Published 31 Oct 2009
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 Featured Tutorial | | | How to Change the Default "Libraries" Folder Icon in Windows 7  Information This will show you how to change the main default Libraries icon to any custom icon that you want instead in Windows 7.  Warning - You can only do this while logged into an administrator account.
- This will affect all user account's Libraries icon on the computer.
EXAMPLE: Libraries Icon NOTE: This is the default (left screenshot) and custom (right screenshot) Libraries icon. Here's How:1. Open the Start Menu and type regedit.exe in the search line, then press enter. 2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes. 3. In Regedit, go to the location below: (See screenshot below step 4) Code: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}\DefaultIcon 4. In the left pane of regedit, right click on the DefaultIcon key and click on Permissions. (See screenshot below) 5. At the top, select the Administrators group. At the bottom, check the Allow box to the right of Full Control and click on OK. (See screenshot below) 6. In the left pane of regedit, right click on (Default) and click on Modify. (See screenshot below) 7. To Restore the Default Libraries IconA) In the Modify window from regedit, type in the path below and click on OK.%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-1023 B) Go to step 10. 8. To Use a Icon of Your OwnA) In the Modify window from regedit, type in the full path of where you have your custom icon (.ico file) stored at, then click on OK. (See screenshot below) WARNING: You will need to use a 256x256 pixel icon that was made for Windows 7 and Vista for them to display properly at all of the available icon view sizes in Windows 7. You will also need to leave the icon (.ico file) saved at the exact location you typed below for it to continue to work. If you delete or move this icon, then it will no longer be displayed.  B) Go to step 10. 9. To Use another Windows 7 IconA) Download and install the free program IconViewer to add the Icons tab in the screenshot below step 9B. NOTE: Be sure to download the correct 32-bit or 64-bit version for your Windows 7.
B) In Windows Explorer navigate to the .exe (ex: for program icons) or .dll (ex: Windows 7 icons) file that contains the icon that you want to use for the default Library icon, then right click on the file, click on Properties, and the Icons tab. (See screenshot below) NOTE: The most common Windows 7 icons come from the C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll file. C) Make note of the icon number for the icon that you want to use instead. (See screenshot above) NOTE: For example, the default Libraries icon number is 1023. I'm going to change it to the 1027 icon number just as an example.
D) In the Modify window from regedit, type in the full path of the .exe or .dll file followed by ,-icon# (fullpath,-####) and click on OK. (See screenshot below) NOTE: For example, if I want to use the path (step 9B) and the 1027 icon (step 9C), I would type:%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-1027 OR C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll,-1027  NOTE: This is the default Libraries icon value.
10. If you have 64-bit Windows 7 Installed  Note To also change the Libraries icon in the "Open" and "Save as" type windows as well in 64-bit Windows 7, you will also need to do this step.
If you have a 32-bit Windows 7 installed, then skip this step since doing steps 1 to 7/8/9 will change the Libraries icon in the "Open" and "Save as" type windows as well. A) In regedit, go to the location below: Code: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}\DefaultIcon B) Repeat steps 4 to 7/8/9 above. 11. Close regedit. 12. Restart the computer to fully apply. That's it,
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31 Oct 2009
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Great tut Brink, just what i was after. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS W7 RTM Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Q8400 @ 2.66GHZ Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EG45M-UD2H Memory 4GB DDR2-800 Graphics Card Gainward GTS 450 GLH 1GB Edition Sound Card Integrated 8 Channel Monitor(s) Displays AOC 23.6 Inch Widescreen LCD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard HP SK-2960 Multimedia Keyboard Mouse Logitech M350 Wireless Gaming Mouse PSU Apevia Java Power 500W Case Cooler Master HAF 922 Black Cooling Stock Intel CPU Fan Hard Drives Seagate 500GB Internal
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31 Oct 2009
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You're welcome. Thank you. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz) Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11 Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Cooling Corsair Hydro H100 Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
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12 Nov 2009
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When I pin it to the taskbar it comes up as the default yellow icon. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP dv7t 1000 CTO OS Windows 7 Ultimate 7600 RTM - Windows Server 2008 R2 7600 RTM Dual Boot CPU Intel Core Duo Memory 4 gigs Graphics Card NVIDIA 9600 GT Sound Card IDT HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays Generic 1680x1050 Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Mouse Synaptics Port Device PS/2 Hard Drives TOSHIBA MK2552GSX ATA Device 320 gigs |
13 Nov 2009
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Hello Psyh0t1c,
That would be because it is actually pinning the Windows Explorer icon with the Libraries icon in it's jump list instead. Sorry. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz) Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11 Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Cooling Corsair Hydro H100 Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
13 Nov 2009
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Yeah so what I did was just changed the explorer icon and now everything is cool. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP dv7t 1000 CTO OS Windows 7 Ultimate 7600 RTM - Windows Server 2008 R2 7600 RTM Dual Boot CPU Intel Core Duo Memory 4 gigs Graphics Card NVIDIA 9600 GT Sound Card IDT HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays Generic 1680x1050 Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Mouse Synaptics Port Device PS/2 Hard Drives TOSHIBA MK2552GSX ATA Device 320 gigs |
13 Nov 2009
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That'll work. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz) Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11 Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Cooling Corsair Hydro H100 Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
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12 Mar 2010
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Perfect! Thank you | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) |
27 Dec 2010
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this seems like a completely great tutorial but i ran into a problem, why dont i have a CLSID folder in my HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba/Qosmio X505-Q892 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel i5 Memory 4GB Graphics Card GeForce GTX 460M Sound Card --- Mouse Microsoft Habu Hard Drives 500GB internal, 2TB external |
27 Dec 2010
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Hello Mhelseth,
You do. You will just need to keep scrolling past the file extensions until you see it. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz) Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11 Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Cooling Corsair Hydro H100 Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
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