
Repeat all steps above for other folders in your user profile.Re-open your user profile folder to see the changes:.Add a new line to the end of the file, like this IconResource=C:\Users\Winaero\Desktop\Icons\Contacts.icoĪll you need to do is to point the IconResource parameter to the new ICO file which contains the desired icon for the Contacts folder.Find the line starting with "IconResource" and comment out it by adding a semicolon before the IconResource word:.

The Notepad application will be opened.For example, C:\Users\Your user name\Contacts\desktop.ini): In the address bar of File Explorer add "\desktop.ini" to the end of the current folder path and press Enter.Open the "Contacts" folder ( C:\Users\Your user name\Contacts).

I will explain these steps with an example, the Contacts folder: Here is how you can change icons for folders in your user profile. Replace icons for user profile folders in Windows 10 with Windows 8 icons Restart Windows 10 to get the update folder icons.Now create the c:\Icons folder and move your Folder.ico file that you extracted from the ZIP archive there. Set the value data of both values to following value: C:\Icons\Folder.ico Create new string values named 3 and 4.Here you must create a new subkey and name it Shell Icons.Tip: See how to jump to the desired Registry key with one click.

