- select your image file, preferably a *.png file - copy the image - navigate to the Parallels Destop.app file and right click - Get Info - at the top of the box is a small icon next to Parallels Desktop.app above the Spotlight Comments box - click on this small icon (it will depress when you click it) - press and hold Command and then V to past it to this small box - the icons should change now you can also do this to change the folder icons