
So, without further ado, let me show you how to change the icon of a file type in Windows 10 and 11 operating systems. The good news is that you can do it as well. So, after installing Windows, one of the first things I do is change the file type icon. However, what if you dislike an icon of a specific file type? For example, Windows shows a blank icon for subtitle files (.srt).

Microsoft is even modernizing the majority of them to conform to newer design standards. Generally, the default file type icons are pretty good. You don’t have to read the file extension or open it.

For example, you can easily identify a text file with its icon. As you can guess, the file icons make it easy to recognize the file type with just a glance.
