For certain views, File Explorer can show a preview of files and folders so you can identify their contents a bit better. If you want to use generic icons, you can disable previews, though.

While the default folder icons in File Explorer look decent, you can make them stand out by choosing custom icons for ...

In Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019, it may happen that File Explorer does not display the offline file icons correctly. You can identify an offline file by the overlay that shows an “x ...

Windows 11 Taskbar has the File Explorer icon pinned by default. If you have unpinned it accidentally, then in this article, we will show you how you can pin File Explorer to the Taskbar in ...

Today, the company released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 21343, and it has one big new feature: new icons in the File Explorer app. This isn't the "new icon" story that you're used to either ...

Thankfully, this is super easy to do. To get started, open File Explorer just as you normally would. Next, click on the More icon (the three dots), found on the tool bar. Now choose the Options ...