Coloured Folders Shell Extension

Colourise Windows 10 folders from the context menu

Requirements

To run the program, you will need Windows 10.

To compile the program, AutoHotkey v2.0 or higher and a recent release of Ahk2Exe should be installed and added to your PATH.

Usage

Running

1. Download the latest release from the releases page.
2. Run Installer.exe.

Compiling

Using the script

1. Run compile.ps1 in PowerShell.
2. The program can be installed using the generated Installer.exe.

Manually

1. Open Ahk2Exe.
2. Browse for the AutoHotkey executable in 'Options/Base File'.
3. Select icon.ico as the Custom Icon.
4. Select IconPick.ahk as the Source.
5. Click on 'Convert'.
6. Repeat steps 4-5 for UninstallColouredFolders.ahk and Installer.ahk
7. The program can be installed using the generated Installer.exe.

Notes

It takes a little time for the system to recognise that the icon has changed.

If the uninstaller does not remove the probram completely, delete the following folders manually:

• %LocalAppData%\ABS\ColouredFolders
• %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Coloured Folders

The compiler script does not currently work when AutoHotkey is installed using a package manager (such as Scoop).