cyqsimon / W10-Ico-Ref

A reference sheet of Windows 10 native icons and where they are located.

Archival Notice

I now daily-drive Linux so this reference sheet is no longer very useful to me, which is why I decided to archive it. All information here is of course, still valid.

Windows 10 Native Icons Reference Sheet

A reference sheet of Windows 10 native icons and where they are located.

Original Source

https://www.digitalcitizen.life/where-find-most-windows-10s-native-icons

1. %systemroot%\system32\imageres.dll

Miscellaneous icons used almost everywhere, including different types of folders, hardware devices, peripherals, actions, etc.

2. %systemroot%\system32\shell32.dll

Another collection of miscellaneous icons, including icons for internet, devices, networks, peripherals, folders, etc.

3. %systemroot%\system32\pifmgr.dll

Legacy and exotic (i.e. not very useful) icons used in Windows 95 and 98.

4. %systemroot%\explorer.exe

A few icons used by Explorer and its older versions.

5. %systemroot%\system32\accessibilitycpl.dll

Icons used for accessibility.

6. %systemroot%\system32\ddores.dll

Icons used for hardware devices and resources.

7. %systemroot%\system32\moricons.dll

Another set of legacy icons used in pre-2000 Windows versions, mainly including icons for old applications and programming languages.

8. %systemroot%\system32\mmcndmgr.dll

Yet another set of legacy icons, mainly including icons related to computer management, such as networks, folders, authentication, time, computers, and servers.

9. %systemroot%\system32\mmres.dll

Icons related to audio hardware.

10. %systemroot%\system32\netcenter.dll

A few icons related to networking.

11. %systemroot%\system32\netshell.dll

More icons related to networking, including icons for Bluetooth, wireless routers, and network connections.

12. %systemroot%\system32\networkexplorer.dll

A few more icons related to networking, mostly peripheral hardware related.

13. %systemroot%\system32\pnidui.dll

Modern style white icons related to network status.

14. %systemroot%\system32\sensorscpl.dll

Icons for various sensors, which mostly look the same unfortunately.

15. %systemroot%\system32\setupapi.dll

Icons used by hardware setup wizards, including icons for various peripheral hardware.

16. %systemroot%\system32\wmploc.dll

Icons related to multimedia, including hardware icons, MIME type icons, status icons, etc.

17. %systemroot%\system32\wpdshext.dll

A few icons related to portable devices and portability.

18. %systemroot%\system32\compstui.dll

Legacy icons mostly related to printing.

19. %systemroot%\system32\ieframe.dll

All kinds of icons used by IE.

20. %systemroot%\system32\dmdskres.dll

A few icons used for disk management.

21. %systemroot%\system32\dsuiext.dll

Icons related to network locations and services.

22. %systemroot%\system32\mstscax.dll

Icons used for remote desktop connection.

23. %systemroot%\system32\wiashext.dll

Icons used for imaging hardware.

24. %systemroot%\system32\comres.dll

Some general status icons.

25. %systemroot%\system32\mstsc.exe

A few icons used for system monitoring and configuration.

26. Others containing only a handful of icons (all under %systemroot%\system32)

actioncentercpl.dll

Icons used in action center, notably including red, yellow, and green traffic lights.

aclui.dll

A few checks, crosses, and i-in-circles

autoplay.dll

One autoplay icon.

comctl32.dll

Legacy info, warning, and error icons.

xwizards.dll

One software install icon.

ncpa.cpl

One network folder icon.

url.dll

A few random network related icons.