Change folder & shortcut icons

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Q:
I downloaded a bunch of icons, but how do I change them for folders or shortcuts on my desktop?

A:
There's not a whole lot to it.

Just Right Click the folder or shortcut you want to change and choose Properties.

Now choose the Customize tab for a folder and select the Change Icon button.

For a shortcut click the Shortcuts tab then select the Change Icon button.

A window will appear showing a lot of different icons to choose from. The standard icons are in your System32\SHELL32.dll folder, but you can have icons in other folders, especially if you downloaded some...
http://www.iconarchive.com/

Just click Browse and navigate to the other folder that you put the icons in.

Find one you like, select it and choose OK.

Click OK again to finalize the change.

~ Kim

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