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Some .exe files have blank icons on taskbar despite having icons
Most of games I install are GOG versions and the installers generate loads of unnecessary files, all have uninstallers, and if I want to uninstall, I will just delete the installation folder. I use ...
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Why isn't my custom context menu entry showing an icon?
On Windows 11, I have added a custom context menu item for .stl files by adding a new key in Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.stl in the registry that links to the .exe I want to use:...
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How to assign an icon to a specific file extension in Windows 11?
I added a new file extension to the windows compressed file using the following regedit script and it works perfectly (mostly)
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zab]
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Where is the notepad icon located in the registry in Windows 11?
I want to change the default Notepad++ icon to the default notepad icon in Windows 11. But I can't find its location in the registry. How to find the default notepad icon path in Windows 11?
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How to change imageres.dll.mun icons using regedit?
Windows default icons are stored in C:\WINDOWS\System32\SHELL32.dll and C:\WINDOWS\SystemResources\imageres.dll.mun. I can change SHELL32.dll icons using regedit without changing the real file by ...
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Location of Notification area icons size in RegEdit Windows10
I wonder if anybody has encountered with notification area icons size in Windows 10? Because after a Windows update the time panel under right-corner of screen
Before: https://i.sstatic.net/92BLg.png
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Easily display icons from a DLL or EXE in registry format without external tools
Is there any way to read icons from a DLL or EXE in registry format like shell32.dll,48 or explorer.exe,6?
I would like to avoid external tools.
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Force icon to stay outside notification tray [duplicate]
Using the mouse, I can drag an icon placed in the notification tray and move it outside.
Can I do that but from an automated script (so maybe using the Windows Registry), for an arbitrary program ...
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Change icons for file types via Registry
I want to change the icons for JavaScript [.js] file types without the use of external software.
One online guide suggested to:
Note the value [Applications\Code.exe] of the below key; however, as ...
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How to display tray icon for Windows Defender in Windows Server 2019 (1809)?
I'm looking for a way to display a tray icon for running Windows Defender under Windows Server 2019 in a similar way that non-server version is showing it.
What I checked:
The Feature "Windows ...
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how can i change my windows 8.1 font, without changing the icons? if possible, is there also a way to find all of the icons and replace them? [closed]
i am writing my first question here (ever).
but i would like to focus on changing my font on windows 8.1.
i already attempted this with this tool called winaero tweaker
the tool changed the fonts, but ...
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Icon spacing and monitor disordered on Windows 10
this morning I switched on my laptop (with a second monitor) and my icons on the desktop were disordered, they had a too long spacing (width and height) and they were on my second monitor. I searched ...
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Where does Windows 10 (1703+) store the Desktop icon positions?
Does somebody know where recent versions of Windows 10 store their Desktop icon positions?
I already found this question: Where does Windows store icon positions? - however this only works for older ...
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Setting default icons for image files does not work? AKA: Changing the JPG icon?
I want to customise my JPG icons in Windows 10 (Home), and I should like to use the Windows registry to do so.
I have changed the DefaultIcon value under HKCR\.jpg to my custom icon, and the ...
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Is there a reference for the full list of Windows 10 'Shell Icon' numbers?
I'm looking for a reference that lists the possible entries under the registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons
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Change and ungroup file icons in Windows 10 (to match icons in Atom/Sublime/VScode)
There is a popular set of file icons, originally for atom, that I want to use as my windows file icons:
From here
I know I can create a .ico file with the icons in it, though I don't know a ...
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How can I directly display an icon with a known dll ID?
Anyone knows how to directly display an icon in its "Registry" format?
E.g. "%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,112", i.e. C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,112, is typically the ID of an icon as it is ...
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What determines the icon for entries in the New context menu?
I'm not entirely sure how this works. So I can add items to the "new" context menu (that appears when right clicking or pressing the menu button) through the registry editor. For example, if ...
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Where is the Icon Tray (notification area) registry stored?
I'm in need to know where the position and order of the Icons from the System Tray are stored. (notification area)
I'm talking about these ones:
I've been trying to go through some reg files and my ...
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Save Desktop shortcut position without any third-party tools
I have searched the web for a while now and didn´t find any (at least from what I could test - if correctly) working method.
The topic was already discussed here with good background info Where does ...
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Windows registry: changing showed program icon (taskbar and top left corner)
I'm making a script to open .sh files with bash.exe and wsl.exe.
the keys I'm editing are [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\wsl.exe] and [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\bash.exe];
I wanted to change ...
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Context menu folder icon from .exe
I'm trying to add a context menu command to change folder icon into my target icon, what am I doing wrong?
icon.exe = http://www.rw-designer.com/batch-icon-extractor
Windows Registry Editor Version ...
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Changing file type icon association for .URL
Since I have set Chrome as default browser, the default icon for .URL files has changed to Chrome icon. I'd like to change it to another icon for .URL files (i.e. not the Chrome icon), while keeping ...
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Why does Windows limit icon overlays to 15?
We can see endless questions about Dropbox vs TortoiseSVN vs many other apps icon overlays conflicts.
Two examples:
Why are Icon Overlays (from 3rdParty-Apps) not showing up in the Win8 Explorer?
Can ...
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Changing icons for protected file extensions in Windows 10
The goal is to get .jpg, .png, .tif, and .raw files to always open with Photoshop CC 2015 and use their appropriate icons.
You can refer to the flowchart below about how Windows 10 chooses an icon ...
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update File Icons gone
Since I installed Windows 10 Anniversary Update, my icons for file types in Explorer are missing. Also desktop shortcuts for some programs are changed to a default (unknown?) icon.
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How to register a new icon for a file type NOT associated with an application
For my filesuffix ".special", I created a new icon and stored it as a file named c:\special.ico.
I also created a new registry value HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.special\ (Standard) REG_SZ c:\special.ico
After ...
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Can I prevent the change of overlay icons?
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Several programs modifiy the icons in explorere to indicate a state ("synched" etc.)
It is a known fact, that Windows (win7, win8, win10?) can only handle a limited amount of ...
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Broken Directory Icon Overlay Image
How would I go about tracking down the cause of (what looks like) a broken directory icon overlay? Here's a screenshot of what I'm talking about
I've had a look at the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\...
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ShellNew Icon for "." File Type
I have successfully created a ShellNew command so that I can create a new blank file with no file extension, with the reg file being:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.]
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Is it possible to change Windows 7's Quick Launch icon size? Maybe registry?
I recently found out you can enable Quick Launch in Windows 7. The only problem is that the icons are slightly bigger than the original taskbar icons so there's a little gap on the bottom of the ...
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How to change Windows 7 zip icon
I have a strange problem with 7zip and default icons in windows-explorer for file-type *.zip. I know that setting and replacing icons for 7zip has already been thoroughly discussed on the net. I have ...
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Prevent Windows 7 from hiding tray icons
I have a Windows 7 installed at my workstation and it is always try to hide one or more icons in tray (putting them to grouping arrow). Unfortunately these icon is very important for me as they ...
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Windows Explorer doesn't show correctly the custom icon
I have an issue with a custom file extension that I've added in the registry, I've followed all steps, reviewed the .ico file path, deleted the associated registry entries and tried again, rebooting ...
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Sequel: Where are folder icons kept and what is the mechanism? OS: XP SP2
A few weeks ago I asked Where are the folder icons generated with the folder properties kept in the Registry? and received some useful answers (from Nixda and Scott). Since then I've found that there ...
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Changing Windows 8 file type icon
I'm having trouble changing the icon for specific file types in Windows 8. I have read countless how tos including this question and this one, tried FileTypesMan and several other programs and edited ...
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How to change the default icon for .url in Windows?
How do I change the filetype icon for .url?
I have used Default Programs Editor to change it, but it does not work. This initially made me think that the program doesn't work on Windows 8, but it ...
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Remove arrow mark from shortcut icons on Windows 8
I tried this registry tweak to remove the shortcut arrows, which worked on Windows 7, but doesn't work on Windows 8 anymore. It just shows a white space instead of an arrow.
Windows Registry Editor ...
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How can I change a file type's default program while keeping its current default icon on Windows 7
Let's say I want to open XML files in Notepad, I can change the default program through Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs > Associate a file type or protocol with a program.
However, that ...
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Is there any software or registry hack to add a specific item to the context menu for specific executables?
Is there any software or registry hack to add a specific item to the context menu for specific executables or associated file types to those executables?
For example, right clicking a.ext would have ...
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How to recover my .xml default icon?
My XML files are showing the unknown programs icon.
Why can't I change the icon? I looked it up in the registry, but I found no error. Look at the following:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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