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Change 7zip .zip .rar .7z icons.

Anonymous
2023-06-04T10:30:23+00:00

At the moment of writing this, I have just reinstalled windows because my old windows installation was quite old and bloated with useless apps. I was installing the apps that I wanted, and then it became time to download 7zip, I download it as normal, run it and restart. After the restart, I notice that the .zip .rar and .7z file icons have the ugly yellow folder with a letter corresponding to the file extension at the top right.

How do I replace that icon with the icon that we all know and love? I'm talking about the typical black and white logo that 7zip has used for a while as their main logo.

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  1. Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-06-05T06:39:49+00:00

    You can change the default icon via Regedit.exe

    Locations:

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\7-Zip.rar\DefaultIcon

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\7-Zip.zip\DefaultIcon

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\7-Zip.7z\DefaultIcon

    Set the (default) value data as follows:

    "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe",1

    Log off and log back in, restart Explorer, or refresh the icons manually.

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  1. DYARI BARHAM 33,366 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-06-04T11:04:32+00:00

    Hi Le,

    I'm Dyari. Thanks for reaching out. I will be happy to assist you in this regard.

    I recently checked the 7zip icon and it is the same icon (Black and White).

    Would you please take a screenshot of the icon?

    When you open your zip files, do they open with 7zip app?

    Kindly right-click on one of your zip files > Properties > Change "open with" to 7zip.

    Please let me know if you need further assistance and keep me updated.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-07-17T01:47:10+00:00

    This worked for me, thanks!

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  3. DYARI BARHAM 33,366 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-06-05T06:21:50+00:00

    Hi Le,

    Have you tried uninstalling it and installing the latest version?

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-06-04T11:20:02+00:00

    Hello Dyari!
    Yes, the default app that opens those extensions is 7zip, my only problem is that it doesn't have the correct icons, it gives me the one listed below:

    I might be able to fix this by using ResourceHacker.

    Thanks in advance.

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