In my case, I will use the file named 'Longhorn Drive.ico' which I have in the C:\icons folder: Once this is done, re-open the This PC folder to see the changes: Double click it and set its value to the full path to your custom icon file. In the right pane of DefaultIcon subkey, modify the (Default) value. Under the subkey which represents the drive letter, in my case it is D, create a new subkey and name it DefaultIcon:.Under the DriveIcons subkey, create a new subkey and use the drive letter (ex: D ) that you want to change the icon for.Note: If the DriveIcons key does not exist, just create it. Tip: You can access any desired Registry key with one click.
If you are not familiar with Registry Editor, see this excellent tutorial. Specific Drive Icon - Change in Windows 10 With Registry editing, you can make Windows 10 show a customized icon for a specific partition or disk drive installed in your PC. Let's start with individual drives and partitions. Advertisement Here are default drive icons in Windows 10:
