Change the Internet Explorer default icon by assigning its shortcut a new icon of your choice: Right-click the shortcut, then click Change Icon. Select an icon from the list or Browse to another source file.You may want to have a look for relevant icons in the following files: %Systemroot%\System32\imageres.dll.his article will show you two methods of how to change the Internet Explorer default icon which work for Internet Explorer version 6, 7 and 8 on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. The easy way to change the Internet Explorer (IE) default icon is by configuring shortcuts to point to the icon of your choosing.