Set-Folder-Icon

Set-Folder-Icon.ps1

$TargetDirectory = "." # "C:\Users\itdroplets\Desktop\tmp\Folder3"
 
$DesktopIni = @"
[.ShellClassInfo]
IconResource=.icon.ico,0
"@

If (Test-Path "$($TargetDirectory)\download.png") { Rename-Item "$($TargetDirectory)\download.png" -NewName .icon.png }
If (Test-Path "$($TargetDirectory)\download.ico") { Rename-Item "$($TargetDirectory)\download.ico" -NewName .icon.ico }

If (Test-Path "$($TargetDirectory)\icon.png") { Rename-Item "$($TargetDirectory)\icon.png" -NewName .icon.png }
If (Test-Path "$($TargetDirectory)\icon.ico") { Rename-Item "$($TargetDirectory)\icon.ico" -NewName .icon.ico }

If (Test-Path "$($TargetDirectory)\desktop.ini")  {
  Write-Warning "The desktop.ini file already exists."
  Remove-Item "$($TargetDirectory)\desktop.ini" -Force
}

(Get-Item .\.icon.ico).Attributes = 'ReadOnly, Hidden'
(Get-Item .\.icon.png).Attributes = 'ReadOnly, Hidden'

#Create/Add content to the desktop.ini file
Add-Content "$($TargetDirectory)\desktop.ini" -Value $DesktopIni

#Set the attributes for $DesktopIni
(Get-Item "$($TargetDirectory)\desktop.ini" -Force).Attributes = 'Hidden, System, Archive'

#Finally, set the folder's attributes
(Get-Item $TargetDirectory -Force).Attributes = 'ReadOnly, Directory'