Note that if you want to restore the icon to default, you have to click on the Library first on the right-hand side, and then click the Restore default icon button.Īnother note is that if you want to change out the DLL, you’ll need to select it, and then hit the Enter key. You can also use the Select new Icon from file instead, if you don’t want to use a default Windows icon. Once you’ve opened up the tool, you’ll be presented with list of icons and libraries… just click on the Library on the right-hand side, and then choose the icon on the left, and click “Select Icon from dll”. Thanks to Pratik for pointing us towards this tool! To change the icons out the easy way, we’ll use a tiny tool called Library Icon Changer from a user over at deviantART. (It’ll also work for your own custom Libraries). Not sure what we’re talking about? Open up Windows Explorer, and check out the Libraries.įor today’s lesson, we’ll teach you how to change those icons with something else. Have you ever wanted to swap out the Windows default icons with something else? The new Windows 7 library icons can be changed with a hack to a text file, but there’s an easier way.

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