How to Change Windows Drive Icons Without Using Any Software

You can change the drive’s icon without using any third party tools. Following are the steps involved:

1. Go to the root directory of a drive and paste the icon file. For example: if you want to change the icon of C drive, paste the icon file in C:
2. Rename the icon file to Driveicon.ico.
3. Open notepad and paste the following lines:
[autorun]
ICON=Driveicon.ico
4. Save the file as Autorun.inf. Remember to save it as All filesand not as a text document.
5. Execute the autorun file and restart your computer. The Windows drive icon will be replaced with your chosen icon.