Windows Customs: How To Change Windows 10 Quick Access Icon

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

1. Open Regedit.exe

2. Go to following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\DefaultIcon

3. Now right click 'DefaultIcon' and click 'Permissions...'

4. Click 'Administrators (Your PC Name\Administrators)' then click 'Advanced'

5. Click 'Change'

6. Click 'Advanced'

7. Click 'Find Now', click 'Administrators' then click 'OK'

8. Click 'OK'

9. Click 'Apply' then click 'OK'

10. Click 'Administrators (Your PC Name\Administrators)'

Click on 'Full Control Check Box'

Click 'Apply' then click 'OK'

11. Open 'Windows 10 Change Quick Access Icon' folder

Double click 'to fav icon.reg'

Click 'Yes' then click 'OK'

To revert to the old icon use the 'default.reg' file

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