Custom devices have strange icons in system explorer

In VeriStand 2013, my custom devices show up with strange icons in the system explorer. I've noticed this on several development computers. Are icons specifyable somewhere? Thanks.

Hello h_yong,
Yes icons are specified in the custom device xml and predefined glyphs are located at the following path: C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\NI VeriStand 2013\System Explorer\Glyphs.
This discussion forum walks through the specifics of changing the icon for your custom device. I hope this helps.
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