Icon is one of the "signs" to identify a file type. Icons will be changed according to the program used to open the file. For example, for files with extensions. Zip. If you install the program WinZip icon. Zip file will be shaped like a WinZip program, otherwise if you install the program WinRar then the icon. Zip file would be shaped like WinRar program.
If you feel bored with the icons of "regular", you can replace it with another icon, both innate program icon or other icons that you can download for free from the internet.
To change the icon do the following:
- Open Windows Explorer
- Click the Tools menu - Folder Options
- Move to the File Types tab
- Choose the type of file to be replaced icon. Suppose you want to replace the icon files with the extension. Txt (Text Document).
- Click the Advanced button. In the dialog box as below, click on the Change Icon button .
- You can choose one of the icons of many of the default icon already provided by Windows (the file shell32.dll). If you want to replace with another icon file, you can click the Browse button.
- If you do not already have a collection of interesting icons, you can look it up on the internet using search engine Google.