To make a new folder icon you must create an ico file.
Custom windows folder icons.
The folder will now appear with its new custom icon.
Changing it back is pretty easy.
If the folder icon doesn t change right away right click an empty area in explorer and click refresh.
In the customize tab go to the folder icons section and click the change icon button.
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Choose one of the many icons listed in the box then click ok.
However the full range of custom and eclectic icon packs available online provides a variety of options.
This process works in xp.
Repeat for any file explorer windows that you have open.
Access the change icon window the same way you did before and select the default folder icon from the ones shown in the list or just click the restore defaults button.
In this example i changed two folders to custom icons.
To change a folder icon right click the folder you want to change and then choose properties in the folder s properties window switch to the customize tab and then click the change icon button.
In the change icon window you can select any icon you want from the built in windows icons or you can click browse.