Desktop URL icons - make them all the same
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robgul last edited by
PC Win 10 user
I've just changed my default browser from Firefox to Opera - that's fine.
On my desktop I have a lot of shortcuts to both programs and websites - the change to Opera, obviously, means that all the URL shortcuts have the large "O" icon on the desktop.
Is there a way to change the default "O" to another icon? - I would like to make it a small and less obtrusive "O"
I can change individual URL shortcuts with the Properties/Change Icon and then my own .ico file but I'd like to make my own .ico file the default for all URL shortcuts.
Lots of searching and I've drawn a blank! Is there a way to do this please?
Rob
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donq last edited by
@robgul You may find some ideas here: https://superuser.com/a/1609930 (involves registry editing).
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
Until recently, Chrome had the same issue. It just used a big Google Chrome logo for all associations. However, they recently fixed it to use a document icon instead (paper icon with folded corner with smaller Chrome logo in it). It's much better now and Opera should really do the same. Old, Presto-based Opera use to do that.
For a current-user install at least, changing it at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\OperaStable\DefaultIcon" in the registry might do the trick, but didn't test. You might have to embed the icon in an exe so you can point to the icon in it like Opera does with its exe by default. Also, upgrades might revert your changes.
That's basically what it's saying in https://superuser.com/a/533492/6488.
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robgul last edited by
@burnout426 said in Desktop URL icons - make them all the same:
Until recently, Chrome had the same issue. It just used a big Google Chrome logo for all associations. However, they recently fixed it to use a document icon instead (paper icon with folded corner with smaller Chrome logo in it). It's much better now and Opera should really do the same. Old, Presto-based Opera use to do that.
For a current-user install at least, changing it at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\OperaStable\DefaultIcon" in the registry might do the trick, but didn't test. You might have to embed the icon in an exe so you can point to the icon in it like Opera does with its exe by default. Also, upgrades might revert your changes.
That's basically what it's saying in https://superuser.com/a/533492/6488.
Thanks - the registry editing all looks a bit risky to me! I've created a small icon (.ico file) and just added that to the folder that has opera.exe in it - I can then just change the icons manually (as a I use each one) - Properties/Change icon/Browse - select and confirm my .ico file. Laborious but it gets rid of the over-powering "O" icons.
Thanks
Rob
