All the Windows, including Win 10/8/7/Vista, come with a built-in feature to change the folder icon. Even if in your Windows 10 PC, icons are not displaying properly, you can rebuild the Icon Cache to fix it.
To change the folder icon on Windows 10/8/7/Vista computers, right-click on the folder to which icon you want to change and select the Properties option. Switch to the Customize tab and click the “Change Icon” button to select an icon for your folder. It is so easy, and you can change any folder icon on your PC.
In this post, we will show the steps to change the icon of Recycle Bin. Recycle Bin is the most important part of an operating system that acts as a safety net. Once you delete any file or folder from your PC, it gets stored in Recycle Bin folder. It lets you restore them to their original location before permanently removing them from your computer.
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How to change Recycle Bin icon in Windows 10?
For any reason, if you want to change or replace Recycle Bin icon in Windows 10 PC, perform the following steps:-
Step 1. Click on the
Step 2. In the Settings window that opens, click on the
Step 3. In the Personalization, click on the left side sub-category
Step 4. On the right-side window of Themes, click the link
Step 5. Once you click the Desktop icon settings link, the “Desktop Icon Settings” window opens.
Step 6. Click on the
Note: You need to perform these steps two times for Recycle Bin (full) and Recycle Bin (empty) separately.
Step 7. Browse the following icon path:-
C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll
Step 8. Select the desired icon from the list you want to use in place of the default Recycle Bin icon.
Step 9. Click
Step 10. Click
Step 11. Click
Once you complete the above steps, you will have a new Recycle Bin icon on your Windows 10 Desktop. Similarly, you can change the default icon of This PC, User Profile folder, and Network icons.
How to restore the original Recycle Bin icon in Windows 10?
Step 1. Press
Step 2. In the Settings window that opens, click on the
Step 3. In the Personalization, click on the left side sub-category
Step 4. On the right-side window of Themes, click the
Step 5. Once you click the Desktop icon settings link, the “Desktop Icon Settings” window opens.
Step 6. Click on the
Step 7. Click
Step 8. Click
Note: Similarly, you can restore the default icons for This PC, User Profile, and Network icons if you have already changed them.
Once you complete the above steps, you should restore the default Recycle Bin icon on your Windows 10 PC.
That’s it!
