How To Change Shortcut Icon


That’s a simple question, but I think this article may be good for a beginner.
This is the way:

1. OK, in this case I want take a case to change icon form Skype shortcut.

Skype icon

2. First, right click its icon, and then click Properties menu.

Click Properties menu

3. Click Shortcut tab in its property page and then click Change Icon button.

Change Icon

4. Choose the listed icons, or you can browse to your own icon, click OK if you’ve chose icon.

Choose and icon

5. Now, you icon has changed and click OK button to close property page.

Property page

6. Look your result.

Result

7. At step 4, I said you can browse your own icon, to do it, click Browse button in Change Icon dialog and then pointing into your icon collection folder.

Browse for icon

8. Then you’ll bring back to Change Icon page, click OK button.

Change icon dialog

9. Click OK to close Property page.

Property page

10. Now, your icon on desktop has changed.

Result

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