hey guys I figured out a way to make .exe files have a custom icon! :D 1. Make a shortcut of the program 2. Now you can put a custom icon for the shortcut! :D

I'd be concerned about that adware.

It's come to my attention that most of us here are too focused on figuring out which Spongebob episode is playing in the background rather than listening yo you...

Thanks! This helped a lot. These instructions are straight forward and easy to follow. Just make sure to follow everything up to the point he realized it was the wrong picture and ignore that part.

omg he is using internet explorer

thank you very much you were the only one that helped now i can put anime girls on my desktop ;)

Thanks! Especially for the emphasis on "pixels" when resizing.

It worked but the transparency didn't work

This is Helpful, I can hear Spongebob episode... Btw no one uses Internet Explorer...

lol i see the viruses on your comp

The end was funny as hell. Legit laughed. Good stuff still posting it

I don't care if Thomas Jason is using internet explorer or whatever! As far as I'm concerned he can use whichever one he feels like or has. thanks to this tutorial I can now change my folder Icons to any icon I want. Even to use my photos of my friends and family which a have stored on my PC and want to use to identify the folders so I can recognize them immediately !!! Thanks again!!!

what if we want to transfer the folder to some other device along with the icon. i used to do it by adding the icon inside the folder and then setting a path for the icon which would be general, no matter where you take that folder, but now cant just recall it

I do the exact same steps on a windows 8 computer and the icon just comes out really blurry

A totally thorough run-down. I learned a lot today from you. :D

awww the way he got confuse at the end of the video is so kawaii uwu lol

I changed one of my folders and it had the white background. Then I used pixlr to get rid of the white background. One you save the image on pixlr it has to be a png file or it wont stay transparent but because its a png file it wont let me use that image for the folder icon

im changing a 500x500 to a 250x250 on the 24 bmp ico file and it keeps saying "the color quality might me reduced" any info?

Jason,, Not sure how you figured this out but I want to thank you for posting it. It has served me well over the years, through many computers. I'm an old man and my memory fades as the years go by so I have always referred back to this post to help me change the icons. Your detail is great, thanks ever so much,

Thank you, it's working. I used to utilise online icon converter, but they have lots of malware and annoying ads. This saves my time and provide more security. Once again, thank you.

Is there's a way to erase the background? I mean like an original png iimage. I did it with a pokeball but it has a black background even though it didn't have any background.

can i get a clearer icon , if i resize above 32*32

thank you so much!! this is amazing and is so helpful, i can finally make my desktop look so much more cooler

okay i JUST FIGURED OUT HOW TO RESIZE THE IMAGE! but now is there anyway to make the image stay the same for when you change it from say a hardrive to a computer? whenever i change from say hardrive to hardrive or PC to PC it walways changes cause the path isn't the same but is there anyway to make that not happen? please reply fast! BTW if you want to resize the image i didnt figure it out with this image you may need to use an online converter and upload your image and download your image back into a different file and then you can resize the image anyway you want.

Though of makeing a shortcut and put the original program into some random folder?

How do I make large ico files? When I make icons they only show for medium icons display and don't go any larger for the big ones I like having in some folders. Can anyone help?

Thanks , 3yrs later and still works great!!

So glad I found this. It worked the first time and now all I have to do is look at the Icon. Thanks

Thanks for the awsome video, I wanted to make a safe vault looking folder for video storage and it looks awsome. I might make all my folders customized now. Good video!

Thank you so much. I have been trying to figure this out for quite a while now

4 years later andit works, thanks

how do you make the icon larger?

doesnt work when i try to make the other one 32 it changes it to something else unless i uncheck aspect ratio

thank you i finally got a new picture i have looked and looked for a long time to change this

If you put exe on the end of your files will it still work?Please help!

Okay heres what my issue is this works as a desktop icon but when i transfer my folder wich contains a movie to a usb the image icon does not show up on the tv i cant find anything to fix this its really annoying

the trollface icon became extremely funky and pixely XD

You are able to do this with any shortcuts aswell. I just made a folder in my Documents for all of the exe files and made shortcuts to put onto my desktop :)

Are you using ie? and, hey any idea to make it keep it transparent?

Great step by step advice. I changed my CS GO shortcut to Jontron's face

Bro it's 2020 right now and I've been scrolling through the web trying to change my icons and NON of them worked for me... then I found your video 🤙🏽✊🏽✊🏽 CHEEEERS 💯

It still works yall. U r a legend

I have been trying since forever :-: thank u man u'er awesome !!

First of all, thank you for the fun tutorial :) On an unrelated note, you sound like Giovanni Ribisi to me. Very cool voice ;)

Thank you so much James! God Bless! You really helped me a lot!

I'm watching in 2020 and it still work. Thank you so much bro

Does it work for game shortcuts? Edit: This thing doesn't work for me.

Worked like a charm. Thanks!

very helpful...thanks Thomas

hell yeah, easy and no other programs needed, NICE!!!

So, can I do this to each folder with different Icon?

10 years old and still very usefull. Thanks a lot.

Jason, your instructions were clear and it worked form me, thank you so very much.

wahhh my windows 7 doesn't have a customize option :( is there something i can do?

bruh i am finding a way to change folder of spongebob squarepants and your background was it too. What a coincident!

Thank you so very, very much!!! Very easy instructions and easy to follow! You've changed my whole life!!! ;)

Thank you very much. You do not understand how hard I was at it and really helped me

thanks bro it worked but a friendly advice dont use internet explorer

Thank you, it works! awsome!

Any way to remove the black stuff around the icon?

ahahaha!!! I couldn't stop laughing at the conclusion!!! great job dude, thanks!!!

you're talking adorably and watching spongebob , thats awesome

what is the pixels size of a large icon??

Worked like a charm. The ending was funny.

umm thank yhis was very helpful but whenever i change the icons the icons are super unpixelated and look very bad,Any tips?

Big Thanks Thomas, it worked......But I want my kids to be able to see the icons in the large/extra large folder settings..They appear small in these settings?Is there a setting in paint that I can resolve this in or elseware?etc?Thanks

Awesome Vid bud, thanks!

Cheers man brilliant, simple and to the point

you deserve thousands of views bro i was looking for this from a long time ,so easy so good thanks a lot man youre awesome

this was really helpful and easy to understand. Thank you

How do you create that icon without having a black background on it??

OK so this works 1/13/2022. I just tried it and it did exactly what I was hoping for. I'm on Windows 10 or 11. I don't remember, but it looks identical. Windows really hasn't changed THAT much has it? LOL 👍

works, perfect, thanks man

Thanks :) I learned something new.

Thanks this really helped! Keep making the greate content.

Awesome! worked like a charm. I've always wanted to know how to use a pic from google. Thank you!

thanks for the info... works great!!!!

Alaskan Bull Worm is one of my favorite Spongebob episode

This also doesn’t work wit batch(.bat) files? :(

THANK YOU !!! it worked perfectly

Thaks dude it really working...

It works on windows 8.1. Thanks bro.

when i put 32 it puts 17 on the bottom so i had to put it in percentege to work and it did

Took a few attempts but I did it !!!thank you

#ThomasJason How do I find where the default folder is so I can just add icons to that folder ???? Instead of just making a new one ! The place/folder where the icon images are stored ????

it's 2020 and this video still work's thanks

This was helpful, thank you.

Actually I found a great screen recorder.Thanks man

One can use a blank transparent file icon image, along with spaces for a filename to create an invisible desktop file.

Great stuff....thanks a lot. it works

When i apply the folder changes but when i press ok it goes back to normal. help please!

OMG this is perfect THANKS!

You can still change it for some files you dont own if their not .exe, and as long as your logged in as the administrator. Thanks btw, i finally got a HD logo for that old program...

All my icons have a black background, how do I change that?

Thanks, it works! BTW i changed icon for shortcut and it worked

thanks for the vid. ill be doing that right now.

If you get "This file does not contain an icon" alert, then your pixel ratio must be incorrect. I think system only allows pixel ratio in the form 2^n x 2^n. So try 16x16, 32x32.....etc.... but 512x512 would be the ideal fit bcoz the quality is good

you just earned yourself a subscriber

Thanks Buddy! YOU ARE AWEEESSOOMMMEE!!!

Thank you so much. I am not even kidding, this is awesome. You helped a ton. :)