Select the icon you want from the list and then click “OK.” In this example, we’re using icon files that we downloaded from IconArchive, so there’s only one icon shown. File Types Manager allows you to select EXE, DLL, or ICO files.Īfter you’ve browsed for and selected the icon file you want, the available icons will show up in the list. The “Change Icon” window shows some basic icons, but click the “Browse” button to find your own icon files. In the “Edit File Type” window, click the “…” button to the right of the Default Icon text field. Right click extension whose icon you want to change and then select “Edit Selected File Type.”
You can then click “Cancel” to close the “Find” window. In the “Find” window, type in the extension for the file type you want to change and then click the “Find Next” button repeatedly until the you arrive at the extension you’re after. Click the “Find” button on the toolbar (or press Ctrl+F). To save some scrolling, we’ll use the find function to get to the file type we’re after. If you only intend to change one file type, feel free to sort by the extension or type name instead. This is convenient if you want to change several related file types that use the same icon. You may find the “Default Icon” column further to the right. This groups together all file extensions that already have the same icon. Note that for our screenshot, we hid several columns to make things easier to see. It’s a portable app, so you won’t need to install it-just double-click “FileTypesMan.exe” to get started.Ĭlick the “Default Icon” column header to sort the list by the Default Icon. When the download finishes, unzip the folder. If you’re not sure, here’s how to figure out whether you’re running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows. It works in pretty much any version of Windows, but do pay attention to whether you need the 32- or 64-bit version. The first thing you’ll need to do is download a copy of File Types Manager. RELATED: How Do I Know if I’m Running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows? RELATED: How to Modify the Icon of an EXE File It works great in Windows 7, 8, and 10, and its interface makes changing icons for file types easy enough that you can run through a bunch at once if you need to. File Types Manager is a great little utility from NirSoft that lists all of the file types and extensions in use on your PC and lets you edit many properties of each file type-including the associated icon.
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