How To Prevent Themes From Changing Desktop Icons In Windows 7

There are now plenty of themes available for Windows 7 too. But some themes come with custom icons which changes the default Windows 7 icons. This is sometimes annoying and hence you may wish not to change desktop icons upon theme changes.

1.  Right-click on empty area of desktop and select “Personalize”.

2. In the “Personalization” window, click “Change desktop icons” in the left hand side pane.

3. Clear check box “Allow themes to change desktop icons”.

4. Click “OK”.

You have now disabled third party themes from changing desktop icons.