How to change the icon of a shortcut in Windows

Have you been wanting to change an icon of a shortcut? Well here's how.





First make sure that the icon is a shortcut. If it is, It will have something beside it that looks like this:

It doesn't need to be internet explorer. It can be anything.
Next, right click the icon and click properties. Click change icon. Choose your icon. Click ok. Click apply and ok. There!