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I 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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Are you trying to use them in your own application? I wouldn't advise doing that since Microsoft no doubt has a copyright on them. – Ramhound Oct 19 '12 at 10:42
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. – yakunins Oct 19 '12 at 10:46
   
What are you trying to achieve exactly with these images? – Ramhound Oct 19 '12 at 13:46
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. – yakunins Oct 19 '12 at 15:50
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They are called "tiles" now, not icons. – Moab Oct 19 '12 at 18:50
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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):

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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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Nice answer! +1 – studiohack♦ Oct 20 '12 at 3:55
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 – yakunins Oct 21 '12 at 23:47
Cool! It's awesome! Thanks! +1 – Répás Oct 31 '12 at 22:14
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They are located in %windir%\System32\imageres.dll

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