adding icon,first you need to create a new shortcut.
To add shortcuts to the desktop
- Press and hold (or right-click) the desktop, then select New > Shortcut.
- Enter the location of the item or select Browse for file or folder, then select the location and click Next.
- Enter the name of shortcut, then select Finish.
- right-click on shortcut that was created > properties > change icon
- the icon must be .ico extesion
if you have icon as .png,.jpg or .jpeg ,you need to convert it to .ico.
Notes:
deleting a shortcut from your desktop,Only the shortcut is removed,
not the original item.