The Windows operating system offers you great liberty in customizing its user interface. Users like to change themes, windows colors, icons, mouse pointers, desktop wallpapers and even tweak the Windows Registry or hack system files to give it and its built-in application a cool new look. One of the most popular customization option is changing the themes. Changing a theme in Windows 10 / 8 / 7 typically involves changing of the desktop wallpaper, the window color and maybe sounds, mouse pointers and icons. If you like your icon-set and wish to prevent the theme from changing your desktop icons, you can do so, by following this easy tutorial.
Prevent themes from changing Desktop icons
Right-click on an empty area on your Windows 10 desktop, and click on Personalize.
The Personalization settings app will open. Click on Themes in the left panel.
Under Related Settings, click on Desktop icon settings to open its configuration box.
Here,
uncheck the A
llow themes to change desktop icons option,
Click on
Apply/
OK.
Close the
Personalization window and
allow the changes to take effect.
Now no theme will be able to change your favorite icons automatically.
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