There are so many spectacular themes are available for windows but when you install them then you will see the side effect of those themes. These themes change your custom icons. Your custom icon either disappears or it changes according to theme. But yes you can prevent this change manually from your computer. You can do it by-
- Right click on the Empty part of the desktop and select Personalize.
- Then on the left hand side you will see the option Change Desktop Icons, click there.
- Unselect the checkbox named as Allow themes to change desktop icons.
- Then press OK.
Now this will preserve to change the icons and this is the only way to preserve it. If you have any problem with your windows then you can also go for free online technical support.