Programs running in the background support changing the icons that appear on the taskbar. These icons can be changed in the interface settings, and you can also create new ones at your discretion.
Necessary
- - program for editing icons;
- - decompiler;
- - compiler;
- - the source code of the program.
Instructions
Step 1
Find the interface setting in the menu of the program that supports running in the background. Typically, this menu is the setting for the icons that appear on the taskbar in the lower right corner. Choose from the list the one that you like the most, apply and save the changes.
Step 2
If your program does not provide for changing the tray icon, draw the icon yourself in a graphical editor, then insert it into the program and write the path to it in its code. This is a rather time-consuming task that will require you to have programming skills, a decompiler program, or source code. Also, this does not apply to all cases, since the license agreement of some programs implies consent to not interfere with its source code.
Step 3
To create your own tray icon, use a graphic editor that supports the.ico file format. You can also open any picture in the editor and resize it, and then save it to your hard drive in.ico format.
Step 4
Pay attention to the programs for changing the interface of the operating system or its individual elements. You can download them on the Internet and install them on your computer, having foreseen the possibility of changing the tray icon on the taskbar.
Step 5
When using such programs, be sure to check them for viruses and for compatibility with your operating system, and create a restore point before installing them, since sometimes they do not have the best effect on performance and other aspects of resource use.
Step 6
Also pay attention to the utilities for changing the program interface, which are available on special resources.
