Change Folder Icons in Windows 7

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Hi, you're watching VisiHow. This is a tutorial on how to change the folder icons on a Windows 7 computer. This can be done to any folder on the computer, but for the tutorial, we will change the icon of the VisiHow folder.

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   Right-click the folder and click on "Properties"

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   A new window will open.

   

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   In this window, there are several tabs; click on the "Customize" tab

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   In this tab, click "Change Icon" under "Folder Icons"

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   A new window will open.

   

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   This is a list of all of the available icons for the computer; scroll to the right or left, pick the icon you would like and click it

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   The icon will then be highlighted in blue.

   

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   Click "OK"

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   Click "OK" in the other menu

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   As you can see, the folder icon has changed

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   This concludes the tutorial on how to change the folder icon on a Windows 7 computer

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