I'm talking about simple white icons that appears on start screen. I want to use them on shortcuts. So, I need a file or .dll that contains metro icons.
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1Are you trying to use them in your own application? I wouldn't advise doing that since Microsoft no doubt has a copyright on them.– RamhoundOct 19, 2012 at 10:42
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No, I doesn't have my own app yet. Just to change icons on folders and so on. I've found some icons here C:\Windows\System32\twinui.dll but not what I wanted.– yakuninsOct 19, 2012 at 10:46
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What are you trying to achieve exactly with these images?– RamhoundOct 19, 2012 at 13:46
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I have a directory called "Maps" on my desktop and want to set a proper (white) icon. Also I have Restart command shortcut on my start menu and want to set a good icon on it.– yakuninsOct 19, 2012 at 15:50
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3They are called "tiles" now, not icons.– MoabOct 19, 2012 at 18:50
5 Answers
They are located in %windir%\System32\imageres.dll
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Helped me to set a "My Pictures" icon on my own pictures folder. Thanks. Sep 19, 2014 at 17:47
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While this isn't the "official" icons, there is the alternative of creating them through Syncfusion's Metro Studio v2 (which is currently free):
Syncfusion Metro Studio is a collection of over 1700 Metro-style icon templates that can be easily customized to create thousands of unique Metro icons.
There are tons of icons already made, and you can create your own:
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I can use Photoshop to create any icon I want, or try to find them on google. But I'm looking for just a file with native Microsoft Windows 8 icons in c:/windows– yakuninsOct 21, 2012 at 23:47
There are several files:
C:\Windows\System32\DDORes.dll
C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll
C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\dmdskres.dll
C:\Windows\System32\comres.dll
C:\Windows\System32\mmsres.dll
C:\Windows\System32\setupapi.dll
C:\Windows\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\System32\pifmgr.dll
-> This ones dates back to Win95
Listed are the ones I've found that come included in Windows 8 / Windows 8.1, does anyone know of others?
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This looks like an excellent answer. It was at -1. Or did the edit fix a previous issue? Jul 24, 2015 at 4:54
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With Windows 95, 98, ME, I used c:/windows/progman.exe and it was full of the exact icons I need. I can't find anything similar in Win8– SDsolarJul 8, 2017 at 8:27
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Welcome to SuperUser. Thanks for your answer I removed the salutation as we want answers to stand on their own. May 29, 2013 at 15:12
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Try using the Run command and the following folder -
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\
When the folder opens it will be blank, but do a search using *.ico and the favicon files should appear.