CHANGE BUILT-IN LIBRARY ICONS IN WINDOWS 8

 In Windows 8, finally, you can arbitrarily change the icon for custom libraries. Note, however, that this capability extends only to custom libraries, and not the built-in libraries (still Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos). And while that’s a shame, power users will still appreciate being able to customize their custom libraries with a new icon.

Simply click Start –> Run (or WinKey + R), type explorer %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries and click the OK button. This will open a new Explorer window showing us the raw Library metadata files (.library-ms). Drag the library into your favorite text editor (or simply Notepad) and locate the XML element <iconReference>. Edit the value within to meet your needs, save, and restart Explorer. (You can safely terminate Explorer in Windows 8 by holding the CTRL and SHIFT keys while right-clicking the Taskbar.)->You’re done!