Where are my icons in Windows 7?

In the box that says “Look for icons in this file:”, type or browse to: %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll

The can be all over the place. For example, browse to this location ...

C:\Windows\system32\imageres.dll

But, they can be in any DLL, EXE or ICO file. You can also download cool ones.

There are more than 1,000 icons in total in these files:

• C:\Windows\System32\Shell32.Dll
• C:\Windows\Explorer.Exe
• C:\Windows\System32\AccessibilityCpl.Dll
• C:\Windows\System32\Ddores.Dll
• C:\Windows\System32\GameUx.Dll
• C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll
• C:\Windows\System32\MorIcons.Dll
• C:\Windows\System32\mmcndmgr.dll
• C:\Windows\System32\mmRes.Dll
• C:\Windows\System32\NetCenter.Dll
• C:\Windows\System32\netshell.dll
• C:\Windows\System32\networkexplorer.dll
• C:\Windows\System32\PifMgr.dll
• C:\Windows\System32\PniDui.Dll
• C:\Windows\System32\SensorsCpl.Dll
• C:\Windows\System32\SetupApi.Dll
• C:\Windows\System32\wmploc.DLL
• C:\Windows\System32\wpdshext.dll
• C:\Windows\System32\DDORes.dll
• C:\Windows\System32\compstui.dll