1. Open the Start Menu and type “cmd” and hit enter.
  2. Type “netstat -an” and hit enter.
  3. Type “netstat -p” and hit enter.
  4. Type “ls -l” and hit enter.
  5. Type “cmd” and hit enter again to close the command prompt window.

Steps to Change and Restore the Default Icons for User Files in Windows PC

Change the Default User Files Icon via Settings

On the Start menu, press “Settings” and then “Controls.”

Desktop icon settings: -Select a theme to use as your desktop background. -Select a theme to use as your desktop icon. ..

To change the icon on your Windows 10 user folder, open the Settings app and click on Personalization. Under “File Explorer,” select “User Folders” and then click on the tab at the top of the window that says “Change Icon.” There, you’ll find a list of icons you can choose from. ..

Hit Browse in the box that pops up.

To open the File Manager, navigate to the Applications folder and select File Manager. To open a document in Adobe Acrobat, navigate to the Applications folder and select Adobe Acrobat. ..

Change the Default User Files Icon via the Registry Editor

Open the registry editor by either clicking the Windows Start menu and typing “registry” to open the registry editor, or by pressing Win + R and typing “regedit“. You will need to override the User Account Control.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon This registry key contains the current user’s logon information. You can use this information to determine who is logged on and what they are doing.

Default string is a default value for a field in a table. You can change it to anything you want by editing the field’s value.

C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup “C:\Users" is the user’s home directory. “AppData” is where all your application settings are stored. “Local” means it’s on your computer, not on Microsoft’s servers. “Microsoft” means the software was made by Microsoft Corporation. “Windows” is a brand of Microsoft software. “Start Menu” is a menu that appears when you right-click on the Start button on your computer. It has programs and shortcuts to commonly used tasks like shutting down or restarting your computer. Under Windows 10, type in: C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsApps The x86 part means it’s for 32-bit versions of Windows 10, and the parentheses mean it’s a list of files (not folders). ..

You can close out of the registry by clicking on the “Tab OK” button. ..

Final Words

To change or restore the default icons for user files in Windows, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Control Panel by clicking on the Start button and typing “Control Panel” in the search box.
  2. When Control Panel appears, click on Appearance and Personalization.
  3. Under the Default Programs heading, click on Icons.
  4. In Icons, click on Change Icon.
  5. In the Change Icon window, select one of the available icon types (This PC, Network, Recycle Bin, User) and then click on OK to close the window.
  6. If you want to restore a previously saved icon type (This PC or User), select it from the list and then click on Restore Default Icon to open the Restore Default Icon window where you can choose a previously saved icon file (.ico) from your computer’s hard drive or browse for an online icon file (.ico). ..