How to Customize Folder Icons Done in Less Then a Minute!

Lets face it, your Windows desktop is boring! You know it, I know it, everybody knows it. So how can you make it stand out? Two words: customized folder icons! I will show you how to customize folder icons in under 1 minute. It is really easy to do, and makes your folders look awesome.

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Lets say you have a folder for your favorite movie series; Back to the Future. Look how boring this yellow folder icon is! Let us change that real quick :).

Go on Google.com and search "back to the future icon folder" Choose your favorite. Right click it and copy image address or url Go to convertico.com Under "Select file from URL" paste the url you just copied and press Go The download link will be on the left. Click it and it will save Right click on the folder and choose properties Go to the customize tab and choose "change icon.." Hit Browse... Locate the saved ico file you downloaded and click open click ok Click ok again All done check it out!

Here are some sources where you can get premade custom folder icons: