Next, navigate over to your Users folder, typically C:\users\ [your name]. Right-click on any user folder whose icon you want to change, like “Downloads,” and click Properties.

Today, Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insider Preview build, and there's one key new feature. You'll find all-new icons in the File Explorer app, including for known folders and more.

Some of these icons, such as Calendar, Mail, File Explorer, Your Phone, and OneDrive, have already made it into the public releases of Windows 10. New File Explorer Fluent icons revealed With the ...

We've already seen the Windows Security, Narrator, and Notepad icons change. Now the top-level user folders for Desktop, Documents, Downloads, and Pictures have been given a more distinct look.

Microsoft released new icons for its Office suite reflecting its move to the cloud in 2019, and it's been rolling out updated icons for Windows 10's core apps (such as Calendar and Mail) since then.

Windows 10 build 21343 is now available for Insiders in the Dev channel. The build includes new icons for the Windows 10 File Explorer. The update also includes several other improvements and fixes.