There are no other notable options provided by this tool. It's possible to preview the image as well as to apply modifications with one click. In the following step, all you have to do is find a new icon with ICO format to assign to the program. All options are made visible, and you can get started by locating the EXE file of a program with the help of the file browser, since the drag-and-drop method is not supported. Replace icons to executable filesĪs far as the interface is concerned, Executable Icon Changer adopts a standard window that contains a few buttons. It doesn't add new entries to the Windows registry or create additional files on the disk without your permission. The entire utility's packed in a single executable file that you can save in any part of the disk and just double-click to launch. NET Framework installed, you don't need to set up anything else. The tool has a couple of basic options that can be easily tackled by casual PC users with no experience in OS customization software. It offers support for EXE and ICO format only. Folder Painter is incredibly easy to use, and allows for a lot of customization (custom icons).Executable Icon Changer is an application that enables you to seamlessly replace the icons of your programs with other images. Sure, Windows Explorer does allow you to change the folder icons, but it isn't as convenient as using a dedicated software. Folder Painter stores its settings in an INI file inside the Icons folder. It restarts Explorer's process to apply the changes. If you don't see the icons, use the Rebuild Shell Icon Cache option. Keep clicking the button until all your selected packs have been added. Open Folder Painter and click on the "Add New Menu" button, it should add the menu for Pack_04. How to add new icon packs to Folder Painter?ĭownload the icon packs from the developer, extract the archive and place each folder (Pack_04, Pack_05.Pack_21) in the FolderPainter\Icons directory. Basically it saves the icon's file (.ICO) inside the folder, so make sure you don't delete it. The colors won't be retained by default, but if you toggle the "copy icon in folder" option, the icons are preserved across drives and computers. What if you copy a folder to a USB drive? Will the folder colors be retained? No, and yes. Folder Painter does not have to be running in the background for the folder colors to work. To delete a menu, select it from the program's interface and click the "Remove Selected Menu".
To revert to the original icon, use the same steps, but this time select "Use default folder icon" and it will restore Windows' default icon for the folder.
Select the icon that you wish to use, and you're good to go. Right-click on a folder, select the menu that you created using Folder Painter. How to change the color of a folder using Folder Painter? The context menu can be used to quickly open Folder Painter, if it's not running. Hold shift and right-click on a folder to view the "change icon" menu. Try right-clicking on a folder, you won't see the new context menu options. You will need to enable the option for each icon pack that you have selected. Enable the option that's labeled "Use Shift Key to Display Context Menu". The context menu can quickly become cluttered this way, but there's a fix for this as well. Once you've named the menus, click install and you will see three differently named menus. Colorful Folders, 3D Icons, Stylish Icons.
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