If you are sick and tired of seeing the same icons in Windows explorer, you can change it to a custom icon of your choice. This tutorial explains how you can change the icons of Windows drives using an applicaton.

How to change Windows Drive icons with a Freeware Application

My Drive icon can change the Windows icons in three easy steps.

1. Download My Drive icon ^[1]. It’s a portable application and thus require no installation.

2. Start the application and select the drive for which you wish to change the icon.

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3. Browse to the icon file and hit Apply Changes.

That’s it. The Windows drive icon will be changed to your chosen icon file. You can check iconarchive ^[3] for a wide variety of free icons. (also read: Get Automatic Drive icons on your desktop ^[4])

The application works with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 ^[5].

How to Change Windows Drive Icons Without Using Any Software

You can change the drive’s icon without using any third party tools. Following are the steps involved:

1. Go to the root directory of a drive and paste the icon file. For example: if you want to change the icon of C drive, paste the icon file in C:
2. Rename the icon file to Driveicon.ico.
3. Open notepad and paste the following lines:

[autorun]
ICON=Driveicon.ico

4. Save the file as Autorun.inf. Remember to save it as All filesand not as a text document.
5. Execute the autorun file and restart your computer. The Windows drive icon will be replaced with your chosen icon.

Techie-Buzz Verdict

The application does the job perfectly and it is compatible with Windows Xp, Vista and Windows 7 ^[5].

Techie-Buzz Rating: 5/5 (Perfect).