How to Make Your Icon on a Windows Desktop or Folder Seems More Modern?

        

 What is a Windows Icon?

  Icons in the digital world are present in different sizes and shapes. The most common type of icons we see on a day-to-day basis are the Windows Icons which you can find on the desktop or on the taskbar. These icons help us to navigate through our computer by providing shortcuts, such as one for opening document.

 Icons are an image representation of an app, filetype, company logo, or even a person. They can be used to create shortcuts for programs and files that we regularly use and keep them organized along with our other file

What Can I Use Icons For?

 The main attribute of the icon is a universal visual language, which can effectively bridge the language gap.

When icons are used to increase visual interest and attract the user's attention, they can be very effective and provide features and feedback.

How to Change the Icon on a Windows Desktop or Folder to make it cool than usual?

For Desktop icon:

1.      Step 1: Open the Settings

2.     Step 2: Choose Personalize

3.      Step 3: At the menu on the left, there is option called “Themes”

4.     Step 4: Click on “Desktop icon settings”

5.     Step 5: This window will show up

1.       Step 6: Click at the icon that you want to change and choose ‘change icon ...”

2.       Step 7: Choose the icon you like, then press ok

For folders:

Step 1: Right click on folder that you want to change it's icon

Step 2: Choose Properties

Step 3: At tab Customize, click at “Change icon…”

Step 4: Choose the icon you like, then press ok

For shortcut:

Step 1: Right click on folder that you want to change it is icon

Step 2: Choose properties

Step 3: At tab Shortcut click at “Change icon…”

Step 4: Choose the icon you like, then press ok

How to customize Windows icons with another picture or icon you like?

 Step 1: Choose your pic

Step 2: Go to this website to convert it from .JPG or .PNG to .ICO

                  (   https://image.online-convert.com/convert-to-ico )

Step 3: Upload your pic and start to convert it to .ICO 

Step 4: It will download auto

Step 5: Follow the steps to change the icon, Browse it and press Ok

What are the Best Windows Icon Packs?

You also can use (iPacks) to get new icon, here some recommended website:

1. Deviantart   ( Top 5 at it:)

• LUMICONS

                Download:    https://www.deviantart.com/niivu/art/Lumicons-Installer-812994066

• Nord icons

             Download:  https://www.deviantart.com/niivu/art/Nord-Dock-Icons-837539862

• Neon Flat icon

            Download:   https://www.deviantart.com/xtaehl/art/Neon-Flat-Icon-Pack-531747275

• Sweetness Icon

           Download:  https://www.deviantart.com/niivu/art/Sweetness-Icon-Themes-826812865

• Arc Neutral Icon

           Download: https://www.deviantart.com/niivu/art/arc-neutral-Icon-Theme-743082168

 And for more, there is a lot in the iPack Archive : ( Here )

1. 2. Iconfactory    ( Top 5 at it:)

 

• Agua Onyx Folders

                                Download: https://freeware.iconfactory.com/preview/agonyx

• Astronut Achievements 

                                  Download: https://freeware.iconfactory.com/preview/astro

 

• Avengers Refresh 

                                 Download:  https://freeware.iconfactory.com/preview/avre

• Clearblack

                                Download:  https://freeware.iconfactory.com/preview/clbk

 

• Ive Drives

                                  Download:  https://freeware.iconfactory.com/preview/ived

 

3. Mr. Blade's Designs

4. Skin Packs

  

                                   Start Customizing Your Windows Icons Today!