System Setup Tips: Transform Common Folder Colors

The folders you see in the Explorer are all a color. If we display the currently accessed folders in a different color, not only the daily file management is more convenient, but also personalized. "Resource Manager".

Preparation work

If you want to open a folder and display it as an icon different from other people, you can use the captured icon creation tool to create a personalized icon. Of course, You can also download the icon that others have already done on the website.

Replace folder icon

The specific replacement folder icon is:

1, open the registry editor

Open the [Start] menu [Run] command, then enter "Regedit" to open the [Registry Editor]. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows CurrentVersion\\Explorer-Shell Icons; suppose you want to set the icon of the current folder to the fourth icon. If the key value "4" does not exist, just right click on the right window and select [New] → [String Value], and name the string value "4", then assign the string value "4" to the location of your icon.

2, delete the Shelliconcache (shell icon cache) file

For Windows NT/2000 systems, it is generally in the WinnT folder;

for Windows 9x/Windows XP System, it is generally in the Windows folder.

The Shelliconcache file is a hidden file that needs to be executed first attrib -h %systemroot%Shelliconcache to see it

3, restart

for Windows NT/Windows 2000 classes For the operating system, you can log in and log back in, but Windows 9X/Me users need to restart the computer.