Icon libraries

contains lots of icons, used almost everywhere in windows 10. it has icons for different types of folders, hardware devices, actions, and so on

%systemroot%\system32\imageres.dll

also has lots of icons used in various parts of windows 10. together with imageres.dll, shell32.dll hosts one of the largest icon collections in windows 10

%systemroot%\system32\shell32.dll

contains old-style icons that were used for all kinds of things, since windows 95

%systemroot%\system32\pifmgr.dll

has a few icons used mainly in file explorer

%systemroot%\explorer.exe

has a set of icons that are used mainly for the accessibility features in windows 10

%systemroot%\system32\accessibilitycpl.dll

contains icons for hardware devices and resources

%systemroot%\system32\ddores.dll

has a few gaming related icons

%systemroot%\system32\gameux.dll

is another file that contains old-style icons, used by microsoft in old windows versions

%systemroot%\system32\moricons.dll

is yet another file with old looking icons, which we believe were designed mainly for computer management related settings

%systemroot%\system32\mmcndmgr.dll

has icons with various audio resources, like speakers, headphones, microphones etc

%systemroot%\system32\mmres.dll

has icons for network related settings and features

%systemroot%\system32\netcenter.dll

contains icons for all kinds of network connections and associated hardware or technologies. for instance, inside it, you’ll find icons for bluetooth or for wireless routers

%systemroot%\system32\netshell.dll

another .dll file with a few network related icons

%systemroot%\system32\networkexplorer.dll

has icons for network related settings (ethernet or wireless status, network locations, etc.)

%systemroot%\system32\pnidui.dll

has a few icons for different kinds of sensors. while most of them look similar, their details indicate things like temperature, power, wind etc

%systemroot%\system32\sensorscpl.dll

has icons used for the setup wizard of various hardware devices

%systemroot%\system32\setupapi.dll

contains icons used for media devices, files, folders, and so on

%systemroot%\system32\wmploc.dll

has icons for some portable devices and battery indicators

%systemroot%\system32\wpdshext.dll

includes various classic icons from older versions of windows

%systemroot%\system32\compstui.dll

contains the icons used in internet explorer

%systemroot%\system32\ieframe.dll

contains the icons for disk management

%systemroot%\system32\dmdskres.dll

includes icons for network services

%systemroot%\system32\dsuiext.dll

stores icons used for remote desktop connections

%systemroot%\system32\mstscax.dll

has icons for various imaging hardware devices, like scanners and cameras

%systemroot%\system32\wiashext.dll

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Sources:

• 2021-11-21: Windows 10 icons. Where are they located- In which files and folders- - Digital Citizen

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