customIcons

In order to protect the safety of the operating system and ensure its proper functioning, many core files are locked-down to prevent third-party apps from injecting potentially malicious code into the system kernel. When it comes to folder and shortcut file customization, Windows provides users with a variety of icons belonging to pivotal functions, which can only be applied through the built-in icon picker, which is where customIcons comes into play.

Despite their valiant efforts, most developers dealing with sensitive aspects of software as complex as entire OSes have to compromise on the flexibility of its tweaking potential, as providing too much freedom to the end-user can inadvertently provide loopholes for other programs to exploit for the purpose of implanting ransomware through seemingly safe executables.

Among the missing features lies the ability to customize the logos of the system’s local disks to have easily identifiable visual cues when navigating between external and internal storage devices. Since it is often recommended to create separate partitions for the Windows installation, work and video games to avoid re-installing apps when resetting the OS, being able to assign relevant icons to each local disk can help you differentiate them faster in a pinch.

Apart from being able to assign different logos to elements that are otherwise protected by Windows, the app also provides users with the option to extract the symbols from the "SystemResources" directory and tweak them manually in the graphic editor of your choice to add numbers to the default local disk icon to distinguish them without straying away from the default iconography.

Other passionate members of the open-source community can contribute with their own icon packs compatible with Microsoft’s Fluent Design language that may be imported through the utility via the built-in icon pack store.

If you happen to be on the lookout for a purpose-built logo exporting utility that lacks costly subscription-based licenses and privacy-compromising telemetry features, customIcons may be the right tool for the job, considering its ease of use.