how do i change icons on windows 10 ?

[crank]

i want to change the icons of apps on my desktop but i dont know how. i've been only able to change some desktop icons (via settings)

how can i change 'em ? 

[Daniele63]

i want to change the icons of apps on my desktop but i dont know how. i've been only able to change some desktop icons (via settings)

how can i change 'em ?  confused0013

Assuming they are already shortcuts, you need to:

Right click > Properties > Change Icon

Make sure the file you replace it with is in .ico format.

If you want to change the icon of an executable directly, so that even window previews will have the new icon, you need to use a tool called Resource Hacker.

Once in the program you need to click on File > Open and select the .exe file, and navigate to "Icon Group", here you can select a .ico file to replace it with.

[crank]

i want to change the icons of apps on my desktop but i dont know how. i've been only able to change some desktop icons (via settings)

how can i change 'em ? 

Assuming they are already shortcuts, you need to:

Right click > Properties > Change Icon

Make sure the file you replace it with is in .ico format.

If you want to change the icon of an executable directly, so that even window previews will have the new icon, you need to use a tool called Resource Hacker.

Once in the program you need to click on File > Open and select the .exe file, and navigate to "Icon Group", here you can select a .ico file to replace it with.

when i try to change icons with resource hacker, it says "Cannot rename the original file, Saving cancelled."
idk why it says that & how to fix it 

[lakes]

Assuming they are already shortcuts, you need to:

Right click > Properties > Change Icon

Make sure the file you replace it with is in .ico format.

If you want to change the icon of an executable directly, so that even window previews will have the new icon, you need to use a tool called Resource Hacker.

Once in the program you need to click on File > Open and select the .exe file, and navigate to "Icon Group", here you can select a .ico file to replace it with.
when i try to change icons with resource hacker, it says "Cannot rename the original file, Saving cancelled."
idk why it says that & how to fix it 

I had that problem when I was on Windows. I had to save it to a different spot and then move it to the folder I originally wanted I think.

[Daniele63]

Assuming they are already shortcuts, you need to:

Right click > Properties > Change Icon

Make sure the file you replace it with is in .ico format.

If you want to change the icon of an executable directly, so that even window previews will have the new icon, you need to use a tool called Resource Hacker.

Once in the program you need to click on File > Open and select the .exe file, and navigate to "Icon Group", here you can select a .ico file to replace it with.
when i try to change icons with resource hacker, it says "Cannot rename the original file, Saving cancelled."
idk why it says that & how to fix it  sad0122

You need to run the program in Admin mode, that's why.

[crank]

when i try to change icons with resource hacker, it says "Cannot rename the original file, Saving cancelled."
idk why it says that & how to fix it  You need to run the program in Admin mode, that's why.

now when i run the program on admin mode it doesnt show the icon file in where i put it when i try to search for it

it doesn't actually show a single file in the explorer lel

[Daniele63]

You need to run the program in Admin mode, that's why.now when i run the program on admin mode it doesnt show the icon file in where i put it when i try to search for it

it doesn't actually show a single file in the explorer lel

Did you reset your icon cache after changing your icon? Or can you not change icons? 

[crank]

now when i run the program on admin mode it doesnt show the icon file in where i put it when i try to search for it

it doesn't actually show a single file in the explorer lelDid you reset your icon cache after changing your icon? Or can you not change icons?

i dont know how to do dat, whatever you mean

[Daniele63]

Did you reset your icon cache after changing your icon? Or can you not change icons? i dont know how to do dat, whatever you mean

Basically the cache is a folder your PC will generate automatically that saves images like your icons for example, so you don't need to download them again every time you open it, same goes for websites, sometimes you need to refresh your cache in order to see new changes.

So when you change your icon with Resource Hacker, you're gonna have to reset that cache to see any changes.

Look there to see how to do it

www.elevenforum.com/t/rebuild-icon-cache-in-windows-11.2049/

Since I do it quite often, I use a software that puts a button to do that directly in my context menu when I right click my desktop, it's called Easy Context Menu.

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For Resource Hacker, here's what I do, if you didn't undersand:

Step 1: Open

Step 2: Select Program

Step 3: Go to Icon Group and right click, press Replace Icon

Step 4: Select your icon and press save