Change Icon of a shortcut to File, Folder, Application, Web Page In this article, let’s see how to change the icon for shortcuts of different application-types. Network related icons can be found in %systemroot%\system32\netcenter.dll, %systemroot%\system32\netshell.dll, %systemroot%\system32\networkexplorer.dll.Multi media icons can be found in %systemroot%\system32\wmploc.dll, %systemroot%\system32\wmploc.dll.Explorer related icons can be found in %systemroot%\explorer.exe.Generally used icons can be found in %systemroot%\system32\imageres.dll, %systemroot%\system32\shell32.dll.Some of the Windows location from where the icon images can be picked : The recommended size of the image to be used should be greater than 256*256 pixels.Icons can also be embedded in “.exe”, “.dll” files.In Windows 10, the widely used icon format type is “.ico”, this can store one image in it. Not all image extensions can be used as icons.Things to know before Choosing Custom Icon Images :
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