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Tired of the boring standard icons on your desktop? You can actually swap them out for anything you want! Here’s how: how to change desktop icon picture
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| Type | Method | |---------------|---------------------------------------------| | Shortcut | Properties → Shortcut tab → Change Icon | | Folder | Properties → Customize tab → Change Icon | | System icons | Personalization → Themes → Desktop icon settings | how to change desktop icon picture
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