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Types of icons in Windows 7. Social icon sets

Many users pay attention special attention personalization of your personal computer. Various interesting wallpapers are selected for the desktop, themes are installed that change the appearance of windows and panels. In Windows 7, it is possible to set custom icons for various folders and assign new icons to program shortcuts. This article describes how to change folder icons using files with the ico extension.

Folder properties

If you want to assign a special icon to a certain directory in order to somehow highlight it, you need to go to the configuration menu.

To do this you need to do the following:

Where to get ico files

If among the standard sets you could not find anything that would suit you, you can download new ico icons. There are a lot of sites on the Internet that offer their visitors to download various thematic sets or certain pictures individually.

Some resources offer shortcuts for download in png format. In this case, users will need to convert them to the desired format. For this you can use special program Avelcon or any equivalent. In most cases, websites will prompt you to download all the necessary software.

The icons you find on these resources can also be used to illustrate information in slide shows, decorate business cards, menus, flyers, and more.

We wrote that the icons on these sites are free, but still pay attention to the download conditions, as they can change at any time.

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26. Blugraphic

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35. 1001 Free Downloads

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36. GraphicsBay

37.Pixeden

On Pixeden you can search for icons in several sizes. There is a wide selection from 16x16 to 512x512 in PNG format.

38. NounProject

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39. Iconmonstr

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Those who are tired of looking at the same icons on their computer can easily replace them with others. It's easy to make your computer more expressive and interesting.

There are many thematic resources for this and additional programs.

How to choose an icon set

To successfully change the design of icons, it is better to adhere to certain rules:

New icons must match the OS theme.
The informational function of icons is more important than the decorative one; they should not be clumsy and difficult to read.
When choosing a set of icons, you need to pay attention to their quality. Poorly made icons will not only not decorate the system, but will also spoil the appearance.
In pursuit of style, one should not forget about practicality.

Where to download icon sets

The network is replete with various resources with “embellishments” operating systems. Among them there are many low-quality craft sites that are embedded in search results.

Here are a few resources that provide quality free content:

7themes.su

A good thematic resource that allows you to download icons for free. In addition to icons, you can find many other free decorations for the operating system.

The collection of icons is constantly updated and undergoes strict selection for quality.

Oformi.net

Another good specialized resource. The selection is somewhat smaller, but there are unique options developed specifically for this site.

Along with icons, you can download cursors or even entire themes.

Westyle.ru

Relatively small collection of icons. But this is compensated by the originality of the materials provided. More than 60% of the icons provided were not found on other sites.

How to download icons for windows 7

Important! The system extension for icon files is ICO. Therefore, you need to download icons for Windows 7 in ico format. To use packages in PNG format, you will need to convert them, which will take additional time.

Let's look at downloading using 7themes.su as an example. First you need to find your favorite collection of icons in the catalog.

Then go to her page and click the button "Yandex.Disk" in the “Download file” block. To download from cloud storage You will need to go through a simple registration process.

It's faster than waiting for file hosting service.

Before downloading, you need to check the file format. In the “Info” block, in the “Format” column, ICO should be indicated.

Often included is a set of icons in PNG and special file IP for the IconPackeger program, about which more later.

On the Yandex.Disk page you will also need to click the “Download” button.

Now the archive with icons has been saved. It is enough to unpack its contents into a separate directory and you can begin installation.

How to install icons

Icons can be assigned either separately for each object or for the entire OS. In the first case, system tools are used.

In the second - IconPackeger software (a free thirty-day version is available).

Adding an icon to a single object

Let's look at applying an icon to one object using the example of a created folder. To do this, you need to right-click on the required folder. Select “Properties” from the menu.

In the object parameters form, you will need to select the “Settings” tab, in which there will be a “Change icon...” button.

A guide to system icons will open. In its window you need a “Browse” button.

Clicking on it will open a standard explorer, where you need to set the path to the icons, and then select one of them and use the “Open” button.

The Icon Explorer will show the selected icon. In its window you will need to click “OK”.

Then, in the options window, click “Apply” and the folder icon will be changed.

This method is applicable to other folders and any files.

Important! System icons(My computer, Recycle Bin, etc.) cannot be changed this way. The program described below will help you make them different.

Changing all icons using IconPackeger

The downloaded program will need to be installed. Then run using point in start menu. Before launching the program, a window will appear asking you to purchase a subscription.

In it you need to click the green “Continue” button.

After this, the program window will open. New icons can be selected from the carousel at the bottom of the window.

To use downloaded icons (file with .ip extension), you will need to click “Add icon package”. In the drop-down list, select “Install from disk”.

This will open File Explorer where you need to provide the file path and then click Open. After which the program will load the collection and show a preview of the icons.

To accept changes appearance icons, you need to click “Apply icon packge”.

After this, the program will inform you that Explorer and the taskbar will restart. In the message window, click “OK”.

After that, all the icons open folders and the taskbar will disappear for a second (possibly more). When they appear, all the icons in the collection will be in place of the previous standard ones.

Some programs or file types may not have appropriate icons. Such objects will remain with the same icons.

Returning standard icons will also not be difficult.

To do this, you need to select “Windows Default Icons By: Microsoft” in the carousel of available collections and apply them using the “Apply icon package” button.