We tried to organize our list of default Windows 10 icons, both by their .DLL files location, and by taking into consideration the main purpose of the icons found inside these .DLL files.
Here's our list of locations from Windows 10 where you can find .DLL files containing icons:
%systemroot%\system32\imageres.dll
- contains lots of icons, used almost everywhere in Windows 10. It has icons for different types of folders, hardware devices, actions, and so on.
%systemroot%\system32\shell32.dll
- also has lots of icons used in various parts of Windows 10. Together withimageres.dll
,shell32.dll
hosts one of the largest icon collections in Windows 10.
%systemroot%\system32\pifmgr.dll
- contains old-style icons that were used for all kinds of things, since Windows 95.
%systemroot%\explorer.exe
- has a few icons used mainly in File Explorer.
%systemroot%\system32\accessibilitycpl.dll
- has a set of icons that are used mainly for the accessibility features in Windows 10.
%systemroot%\system32\ddores.dll
- contains icons for hardware devices and resources.
%systemroot%\system32\moricons.dll
- is another file that contains old-style icons, used by Microsoft in old Windows versions.
%systemroot%\system32\mmcndmgr.dll
- is yet another file with old looking icons, which we believe were designed mainly for computer management related settings.
%systemroot%\system32\mmres.dll
- has icons with various audio resources, like speakers, headphones, microphones etc.
%systemroot%\system32\netcenter.dll
- has icons for network related settings and features.
%systemroot%\system32\netshell.dll
- contains icons for all kinds of network connections and associated hardware or technologies. For instance, inside it, you'll find icons for Bluetooth or for wireless routers.
%systemroot%\system32\networkexplorer.dll
- another .dll file with a few network related icons.
%systemroot%\system32\pnidui.dll
- has icons for network related settings (Ethernet or wireless status, network locations, etc.).
%systemroot%\system32\sensorscpl.dll
- has a few icons for different kinds of sensors. While most of them look similar, their details indicate things like temperature, power, wind etc.
%systemroot%\system32\setupapi.dll
- has icons used for the setup wizard of various hardware devices.
%systemroot
%\system32\wmploc.dll
- contains icons used for media devices, files, folders, and so on.
%systemroot%\system32\wpdshext.dll
- has icons for some portable devices and battery indicators.
%systemroot%\system32\compstui.dll
- includes various classic icons from older versions of Windows.
%systemroot%\system32\ieframe.dll
- contains the icons used in Internet Explorer.
%systemroot%\system32\dmdskres.dll
- contains the icons for disk management.
%systemroot%\system32\dsuiext.dll
- includes icons for network services.
%systemroot%\system32\mstscax.dll
- stores icons used for remote desktop connections.
%systemroot%\system32\wiashext.dll
- has icons for various imaging hardware devices, like scanners and cameras.
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