

However, ICO files always contain an icon. Only some EXE and DLL files store icons, depending on how they were designed. Where are they located? In which files and folders? To learn the location of the default icons, read Windows 10 icons. Windows uses DLL files to store most of its icons. DLL - sets of icons can also be embedded into DLL ( Dynamic-link library) files.An executable file can store one or more icons. EXE - icons can be embedded into the executable files of an app or program.ICO - the best-known file format used for icons in Windows operating systems.The icons used for your shortcuts in Windows can be stored in several file types, that use the following extensions: Which shortcut icons do you want to change?įirst things first: Find icons for your shortcuts.

How to change the icon of a standard Windows shortcut.

