- #How to change icon picture of a file how to#
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- #How to change icon picture of a file windows 10#
- #How to change icon picture of a file Pc#
So that I can write more articles like this one. If you have a computer question - or even a Got a Computer Question or Problem? Ask Dennis! The Performance Options window will appear under the Visual Effects tab, ensure that "Show thumbnails instead of icons" has a check mark beside it, then click Apply and OK to close the window.The System Properties window will appear look for the Performance heading and click the Settings button.The System window will appear click the Advanced system settings link at the top left of the window.Click Start and then right click This PC, and choose Properties.
#How to change icon picture of a file Pc#
If you are setting the view as Large Icons and you intend to view thumbnails (instead of icon placeholders which won't show you a picture preview), then you will also want to ensure that your PC Performance Settings allows for thumbnail views. In this case, I would simply go to This PC and set the view as Details and leave the rest the same.
For example, I might want all my folders to view with Large Icons, but I don't want "This PC" to have Large Icons instead I want If you've followed the steps above but would then like at least one or twoįolders to look different than your main view, then simply follow the same steps above, You can test your changes by viewing other folders on the C drive to see if they all look the same.
Click the View tab, then look at near the very top for the heading The Folder Options window will appear.To do so, click the File tab in File Explorer, then click on the "Change folder and search options" Once you have the view set, you can make it the default view for every folder you openįrom now on.Alternatively you can use the following shortcut keys on the keyboard to change your view: Once you are viewing a folder, right click an empty space within the File Explorer window and select Viewįrom the dialogue menu, then choose Large Icons.If you have your picture files stored in a Pictures library, you can click that. Navigate to any folder on your C drive.Click Start and then click This PC this will open a File Explorer window.Generally speaking you can set 1 folder to view with the 'Large Icons' setting, and then tell File Explorer that you want all folders to look the same.
#How to change icon picture of a file full#
I want this setting so that when I view a folder full of images, I can see their thumbnails. Before I upgraded to Windows 10, my folder settings all looked the same (using Large Icons).
#How to change icon picture of a file how to#
I would like to know how to change the default settings in File Explorer so that my icon view is set for Large Icons.
#How to change icon picture of a file windows 10#
Warning: Never Mess Around with other settings if you are not sure, any changes made in this program is directly effecting the Windows System Registry.I just upgraded to Windows 10 and the File Explorer (previously Windows Explorer) looks much different than it did previously. If you have customized or specific icon you like to assign, click the "Browser" button in the "change icon" dialog box and locate it, select and then "Open" and "Ok". Edit File Type window will open up, now locate the browse button (-) on the left hand side of the "Default Icon" which is beside the "%SystemRoot%System32imageres.dll,-68", this will direct you to the Windows Icon Directory (change icon dialog box) from where you can choose your icon. In the top section, scroll down and locate ".bat", right-click it and select "Edit Selected File Type" (or simple press F2 on the keyboard). There are two sections on the main page, the top section contains all the Windows file types and the bottom section shows the details of a selected file type. The program will open up and it looks like a windows explorer or something similar. Once it's downloaded, Simply run the "FileTypesMan" (Run as Admin). This application is very small but very powerful. It's a freeware and of course anyone can use it. Hi Rohan, There is a tiny application called "FileTypesMan" (File Types Manager), you can manage file types using this tool.