How do I change folder icon for folders containing files


  1. AR001
    Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       New #1

    How do I change folder icon for folders containing files


    I am curious as to how I would change the folder icon for folders containing files (and other folders as well). I have changed the default folder icon for plain folders through my registry, but I cannot seem to find the location for folders such as those below

    http://prntscr.com/36m1mp

    http://prntscr.com/36m1ke

    My main concern is being able to change the folder icon for the first picture so that the icon for the folder itself will be different, but it will still show real-time images of the files contained within it. How, if it can, would this be accomplished through the registry?
    Last edited by Brink; 03 Apr 2014 at 12:38. Reason: fixed links
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  3. Brink
    Posts : 72,046
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       New #2

    Hello Ar001, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    If you like, you could use this method below to change the default folder icons.

    Folder Icon - Change Default Icon

    Hope this helps, :)
    Shawn
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

 

  Related Discussions
How to Change the Windows 7 Default Folder Icon This will show you how to change all of the default yellow folder icons in Windows Explorer to any custom icon that you want instead in Windows 7. User Folder icons will not be affected by this.If you have thumbnails turned on, then only...
How to Change Windows 7 Default Folder Icons using Resource Hacker Windows 7 Folders are Live Folders , and they are not a single icon, but a combination of 5 different icons . In imageres.dll's icon group, the numbers of these 5 icons are respectively 3, 4, 5, 6, and 162 . So it is to change...
Hi everyone.. I know that when I customize a folder icon, a desktop.ini file will be created inside that folder, but if I assign a picture of that folder in (folder pictures panel) where are these data saved? Because when I put this folder in another PC the picture is missing, and goes to...
I Want to know how to change icon for folder...without using some kind of script and exe's to patch everything...and let me change my music folder...and control panel icon and small things like that? also i cannot delete traskcan from my desktop...what's with that? :mad:
all displayed in med icons for Win7. For example when you open a folder that has mp3 or other folders etc I always want them to appear in medium icon size. It seem like there always viewed as detailed. Also I want this for eveything even when I connect USB flash drives, Dvds that have folders on...
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 7 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 7" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

 © Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 14:15.
Find Us