Windows 10: Custom Icons from registry

Discus and support Custom Icons from registry in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hello, i'm new here. I was trying various ways of customizing default icons. I ended uop modifying both shell32.dll and imageres.dll. Anyway i was... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Barnack, Aug 21, 2016.

  1. Barnack Win User

    Custom Icons from registry


    Hello, i'm new here.
    I was trying various ways of customizing default icons. I ended uop modifying both shell32.dll and imageres.dll. Anyway i was planning to make a .bat installer, and i had the doubt that using the same shell32 and imageres in different computers could cause problems. Then i decided to move in the registry way of doing things. But i can't find out how to customize many icons from imageres.dll, they seem to be completely random.

    Change Windows 8 icons trough registery - OS Customization, Tips and Tweaks - Neowin Forums
    I took starting code from here, i've put CURRENT_USER instead of USER.
    I know that in this part:
    Code: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons] "3"="C:\\Folder.ico,0" "4"="C:\\Folder.ico,0" "livefolder_back"="C:\\livefolder_back.ico,0" "livefolder_front"="C:\\livefolder_front.ico,0" "29"="C:\\Shortcut-arrow.ico,0" "34"="C:\\Desktop.ico,0" "15"="C:\\Computer.ico,0"[/quote] The numbers refer to the iconsets contained inside shell32.dll, so it's easy to find out what number to use for other icons. Instead i don't understand how to know which icon from imageres.dll is referred from which code. In particular, apart for the fact that i'd like to change everything, in the page i linked the taskbar Explorer.exe icon is missing (http://windowstips.ru/wp-content/upl...Windows-10.png). And it's one of the many from imageres that i'd like to change and is missing in the linked page. Another missing one is the "full folder icon" (https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2...3038622e6a7067)
    Also normal internal Hard Drive icon is missing...

    Someone can tell me the logic between imageres icons index and registry codes? Or at least give me the codes for the three i've mentioned? Thanks

    For who can be interested, this is the batch code i made. Still needs some adjustmentes. Yes i know, there's a lot of useless fancy stuff.
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    :)
     
    Barnack, Aug 21, 2016
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    I'm also looking for a solution like this, to fully customize icons by file types or by program.

    I did "some" customization but is too tedious and dangerous using the registry editor.
     
    YerryBatista, Aug 21, 2016
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    I did changed from 100% to 350% in Custom scaling last month but icon's text too small in File Explorer. How do I change font size by use Windows Registry?
     
    Rose Family, Aug 21, 2016
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  4. Berton Win User

    Custom Icons from registry

    I dunno know, looks like you did it.
     
    Berton, Aug 23, 2016
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  5. shimshom Win User
    shimshom, Apr 5, 2018
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