![]() In other words, there’s no super easy way to change the icon. And while it is possible to change the icon by hand-editing certain files buried in your system, apparently Windows doesn’t provide a user interface for the process. What Windows creates in this situation is a special kind of shortcut: a “pinned” shortcut. Windows will create a shortcut using the favicon supplied by the website - or the default browser icon, if the site doesn’t provide one. Visit the page you want the shortcut to go to, click and hold on the site’s favicon, drag it to the desktop, and release. ![]() When using Internet Explorer in Windows, you can click and hold on the favicon in the address bar and drag it to the desktop to create a shortcut to that page. Usually, it picks its own icon – IE’s ‘E’ icon, Firefox’s fox, and so on. If a site doesn’t provide a favicon, it’s up to the browser to pick one. (“ico” is the file format used for icon images.) Some browsers, like Internet Explorer, display the favicon in the browser address bar when you visit a page on that site. When you bookmark a site, or add it to your Favorites, the favicon is typically used as the icon that appears in the Favorites toolbar or menu – hence, the name: favorites icon. The icon, often called “favicon.ico”, is placed in the root of the site. Websites have the ability to provide a custom icon in the form of a “default icon”, which can be used for several purposes. In fact, there are a couple of approaches. If you know the file location of a particular icon that you want to use, however, you can click the “Browse” button that appears at the top of the window after you click the “Change Icon” button of the “Properties” menu.It’s not that difficult to provide a custom icon for a shortcut at all. If you use Chrome and would like to know more about including it on the desktop, then check out our Chrome shortcut on desktop tutorial for additional information. Some of the shortcut icons on your Desktop will only have a few additional icon options.įor example, the Google Chrome shortcut icon only has about 5 different icon options that are all specific to the Google Chrome application. Step 3: Click the icon that you want to use, then click “OK.” Step 4: Click “Apply,” then click “OK.” Step 5: Return to your computer Desktop to view the new icon that you have chosen for your shortcut. Step 1: Right-click the icon, then click “Properties.” Step 2: Click the “Change Icon” button at the bottom of the window. ![]() The steps in this article are going to show you how to modify an existing desktop shortcut icon on your Windows 7 computer by changing the icon that is currently set to something different. How to Use a Different Shortcut Icon in Windows 7 (Guide with Pictures) This setting is not available for every single icon that you might have on your Desktop, but many of them can be adjusted to use a different icon than the one that is applied to the shortcut by default.Īdditionally, you can adjust the icon as many times as you wish, in case you get sick of a particular icon or if you want to make a different change depending upon a particular Windows 7 theme that you might be using. ![]() This includes modifying the specific icon that is used for a particular shortcut. The icons for your Windows 7 Desktop shortcut icons can be customized to suit your personal tastes. ![]() Our guide continues below with additional information on how to change a shortcut icon in Windows 7, including pictures of these steps. Right-click the icon and choose Properties.2 How to Use a Different Shortcut Icon in Windows 7 (Guide with Pictures) How to Switch Windows 7 Shortcut Icons ![]()
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