Here is the steps you need to know inorder to change desktop icons:
1. Right-click on your desktop – Click on “Personalize”
2. Click on “Change desktop icons”
3. Assign each icon manually after clicking on “change icon”

After that click on “Change icon” and you already know how to change a desktop icon:

Simply browse to the folder where you store all of your desktop icons and double-click on it.

Change Special Icons

There are many “special” desktop icons. To name a few, there are icons for:

  • Printers
  • Fonts
  • Programs
  • Favorites
  • Folders
  • Documents
  • Videos
  • etc

To change the icon displayed for a System Drive, Folder, Control Panel, Programs and other hard-to-change things:

  • Simply browse through the drop-down menu at the top
  • Double click on an icon or right-click on it and select “Change Icons” option
  • Select the desired icon from the list
  • Click on Apply button and you’re done.

Also at the top there are different buttons for saving and opening IconPhile theme packages and customizing various icon-related system settings.

There’s also a browser which allows you to customize any folder or file type you want.

It works in almost all Windows versions including Windows XP, Vista and 7.

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Allow themes to change desktop icons!

Before you download and install any themes from here, you should make sure that the following option is checked.

Right-click on your desktop and click on “Personalize” on the bottom”:

Click on “desktop icons” and make sure that the option “Allows themes to change desktop icons” is checked: