I think we’ve pretty much established the fact that Windows can be customized, albeit only via some extreme measures. Considering how easy it is though it is rather confusing why Microsoft won’t add support for third-party themes and icon packs. Until they do, we’re all dependent on third-party support to customize Windows which can often result in breaking the system completely. Meaning to say it is risky. This is why we recommend creating a system restore point often, and every time before installing a theme, icon pack, or anything else. We’ve seen how you can install third-party themes on Windows, installing icon packs is a bit easier. Here are some awesome free icon packs for Windows you should try.

The last best Windows 10 theme was on our list of windows 10 themes 2020 and it is still on the 2021 list. McLaren Senna Track Day can be directly downloaded from the Microsoft Store. If you are a fan of McLaren Senna supercar or a car enthusiast in general then this theme will definitely impress you. I think these new icons are very amazing and great. My friend's Office 2019 Home & Students has already got the new icons and they looks very nice. I have check the update but it told me that I have already got the newest version of Office 2019. I'm a Windows 10 1903 user and my Office version is 1808 (16.0.8). Download Icon Pack. Free and safe download. Download the latest version of the top software, games, programs and apps in 2020.

Windows 10 Icon Pack Installer

How to install and uninstall

The icon packs mentioned in this article all come with an iPack installer. It is a tool that makes changes to the necessary system files so that you won’t have to. Thus, it makes the experience a breeze. Most of the time, you’ll get the installer as assumediconpackname.ee or some variation that prevents it from being a .exe. All you’ll then have to do is rename the assumediconpackname.ee (or whatever) to assumediconpackname.exe and then double-click to run the installer. You can find specific installation instructions on the respective Deviant Art pages of these icon packs.

To uninstall, simply run the installer again and select to restore default Windows icons.

Warning

Keep in mind these are still replacing system files. I’d advise not to go an installing spree like you’re probably used to on your Android device or Linux. It’d rather be a good practice to first uninstall any previous icon pack. After that, reboot the system and see if things are working. That said, I have actually installed icon packs over icon packs and haven’t run into trouble, might I add, yet. Just make sure you create a restore point before messing anything up.

You won’t be able to use your PC while the icon pack is being installed since explorer and all related processes need to be closed.

WinRemix iPack

If you’re more or less satisfied with the way your Windows PC looks but don’t like those yellow folders, WinRemix iPack by unisira will be perfect for you. It’s compatible with Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and even Windows 10. All it basically does is give the folder icons on your Windows PC a much nicer green color. And it does look pretty amazing because I have used it personally. It also installs a few folder icons for folders like Documents, Music, Videos, etc. These icons are based on the folder icons in Flat-Remix, an icon theme for GNOME (Linux).

Deepin Icon Pack

Deepin icon pack is based on an icon pack of the same name for Linux systems. That, in turn, is based on Papirus icon pack which is based on Paper icon theme. You don’t have to worry about those though because Deepin is the one available on Windows. Well, Paper icon pack is available for Windows as well and both of these have been brought to us by niivu. I’m a fan of the Paper icon pack on Linux but it just doesn’t look that great on Windows. Deepin, on the other hand, is great and it comes with four folder colors. These include blue, green, brown, and slate.

Apart from folder icons it even changes some of the default Windows icons including the icons on the side panel in Windows Explorer. Furthermore, you can use it regardless of whether you have a light or dark theme installed on your PC. Deepin also has two variants just for that scenario. It is compatible with Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10.

Turqoise Icon Pack

This icon pack by BluPaper simply modifies the default Windows folder icons while changing a few others. It hasn’t been my favorite because it still uses Yellow folder icons like the default Windows folders. Turquoise though, is flatter, and more cartoonish, in a good way with clear outlines. Like Deepin it changes the folder icons as well as the drive icons, PC icon, network icon, and the icons on the side panel among others.

Arc iPack

Arc has been one of the most, some might say the best themes available for Linux systems and it was only a couple of years ago that Linux got an official Arc Icon theme. Arc iPack by niivu (once again), brings the beauty of the Arc icon theme to your Windows PC. It makes heavy use of simple, clean colors, thin crisp lines and follows the trending flat design. The use of obvious and straight-forward glyphs gives this theme a modern yet recognizable look. If you fancy it, there’s even an Arc theme available for Windows by the same guy. I currently don’t use either but I have used the theme as well as the icons for a long time.

There are many more icon packs for Windows that you can find on the Internet but these were some of the better ones that you should try. Once again, do remember to create restore points and be very careful while installing icon packs from other sources. These are likely to carry adware or even malware or viruses. You should be safe from those as long as you stick to trusted sites such as DeviantArt.

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iPack Builder v2 is the successor of the iPack Builder version 1. Version 1 was simple and didn’t allowed much more options,but that gave me an idea to develop much more advanced version and result is this.

If you have made iPack with any older version ( current version is 2.2) , instead of remaking your iPack with new iPack builder, just upgrade your iPack.

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Windows 10 Icon Pack Installer 1.8

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What it is?

With this tool you can make icon pack installers in exe format. The installer will work perfectly on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 both x86 and x64. The idea was simple enough that we wanted to patch windows dll’s exe and other things without messing around.The existing solutions were in stable and took a great amount of time.

Why is this better than 7tsp:

• You can uninstall the pack from control panel just like you remove any other software
• More reliable scripting
• Faster method.
• Advance installer
• You don’t need any other software to install the pack.
• Simple interface, just click on buttons and install the pack.
• Packs built with iPack Builder and for 7tsp are nearly of same size.
• 7tsp cannot patch in Program files folders (only wmplayer I guess) but with iPacks you can patch in program files folder
• iPacks are smart enough to check if x64 windows, if found x64 windows then it will patch both x86 and x64 dll files.

What’s new in this version compared to iPack Builder Version 1:

• The previous version could only patch limited predefined files but this will look up for file, if found then only patch it!
• This version saves ACL files.
• Pack’s built with this version can be uninstalled from the control panel
• Much more reliable scripting.
• Multilingual support in the installer ( English , Spanish, Russian, German )
• Pack’s built with this version are smaller.

FAQ:

You have a question regarding iPack? We have the answer! Read below the FAQ, feel free to ask questions in comment section.

Instead of remaking you iPack again and again with the release of new iPack Builder, you can upgrade them.

Upgrading your icon pack installer ( iPack ) is very simple, just launch iPack Builder.exe and you will notice a big blue “Upgrade” button.Click on that and follow instructions.Done!

Form version 2.1.1, modifying an iPack is pretty straight forward.

Click on modify button,select iPack. Wait for it to unpack and everything will be loaded in iPack Builder.You just have to edit items and rebuild the iPack.

There are 3 ways to start the uninstaller:

1.From the control panel, uninstall the pack just like you uninstall any other software.

2.Start the iPack application you downloaded again and it will be in uninstall mode.

3. Navigate to C:Program FilesPack Name and run iPack_Installer.exe

(Program Files (x86) in case of 64 bit windows )

Currently the iPack Builder is only available in English, but the iPack’s built with this tool support 4 languages:
-English
-Spanish
-German
-Russian

Sometimes the icons cache and thumb cache fail to reload. In such situations you should use the tool “Reload Icons.exe” if you still don’t see the icons changed then you can restart ,after that you will see changed icons.

To fix this issue open task manager and restart explorer.exe
Done!
Basically you don’t have to restart it with Administrator privileges.

Limitless possibilities!
You can patch files which resides in:

Windows
System32
SysWOW64
Program Files
Program Files (x86)
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