where are the dll files located for changing the buttons in windows 11?


Thanks for that.
Being both a Dev Insider & a Beta insider could be problematic for me.
Especially Dev where we get full builds, not just patches.
But then again, if you modify the look of your OS, it's for keeps, so you would
most likely use a stable version.(or as stable as MS can make it) :p
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro/All Channels
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Nitro ANV15-51
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2
    Motherboard
    Sportage_RBH
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    AMD/Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (15.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
    Hard Drives
    Kingston OM8SEP4512Q 500 GB
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & IGB Orange-fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 13 (Trixie)
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
Lots of helpful info there. Thanks Zantetsuken for confirming my suspicions about the location of the icon files in Win11.

Luckily I have a separate backup OS drive from my main OS just in case bad things happen. Meaning I can boot into the backup OS and edit the main drive much easier. Taking ownership of the files is basically all I need to do to replace the originals with my edited versions (keeping the originals just in case of course).

As a side note I found I also had to take ownership of the entire \SystemResources folder in order to copy my pre-prepared edited versions of imagesres.dll.mun and imagesp1.dll.mun in to the folder. Even though it was for all intents and purposes not in use. Minor but something to point out for future reference.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600x @4.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite V2
    Memory
    Klevv CRAS (SK Hynix) 32GB DDR4 @ 3600MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 3070 Ti Gaming OC 8G
    Sound Card
    RealTek ALC1200 HD Audio (Onboard Mobo)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 24UD58B 4K Monitor / LG 24MP58VQ 1080p Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    4K (Primary) / 1080p (Secondary)
    Hard Drives
    WD Black SN750 1TB NVME (Primary OS)
    TC Sunbow X3 1TB SSD (Backup OS)
    SeaGate 2TB Barracuda HDD (Bulk)
    SeaGate 4TB Barracuda HDD (Backup)
    PSU
    Corsair RM850 Full Modular
    Case
    Antec 1200 V3 (Modified)
    Cooling
    5x CoolerMaster MF120 Halo (3x Front & 2x Rear) / 2x Arctic P12 on CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Black Edition / Aerocool Duo 200mm (Top Mount)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex M800
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Rival 500
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    I've had a charley horse since the Renaissance.
PirateAndy said:
Lots of helpful info there. Thanks Zantetsuken for confirming my suspicions about the location of the icon files in Win11.

Luckily I have a separate backup OS drive from my main OS just in case bad things happen. Meaning I can boot into the backup OS and edit the main drive much easier. Taking ownership of the files is basically all I need to do to replace the originals with my edited versions (keeping the originals just in case of course).

As a side note I found I also had to take ownership of the entire \SystemResources folder in order to copy my pre-prepared edited versions of imagesres.dll.mun and imagesp1.dll.mun in to the folder. Even though it was for all intents and purposes not in use. Minor but something to point out for future reference.
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No problem this is the kind of stuff I do for fun. I explore and do weird things to Windows and mess around with things that aren't recommended and sometimes even wind up crashing my system.
So others don't have to. but system failure just comes with the territory but you gain a lot of useful first-hand knowledge. plus I have my system set up in a way that complete system failure doesn't bother me.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Custom Windows 11 Pro The Phoenix Lite OS Neon Gamer Edition
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    (Modified) Dell Optiplex 3010 SFF
    CPU
    Core i3 3220 Overclocked (circuit level hardware hack)
    Motherboard
    OEM
    Memory
    8Gb DDR3 made by some random manufacturer most likely Samsung
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 3000 dual display Integrated (using an unsigned driver by choice)
    Sound Card
    OEM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Genaric 20in HDTV as Main and HP 2009m LCD Monitor as second
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 main and 1024x1816 (Vertical with custom Resolution) for second
    Hard Drives
    120Gb Kingston SATA SSD, 1Tb Toshiba SATA HDD and 4Tb Western Digital usb storage
    PSU
    gesundheit
    Case
    A Small one
    Cooling
    I don't know some fan it spins
    Keyboard
    Run of the mill wireless Logitech
    Mouse
    Razer - Naga Classic Edition 19 Button Programable w\LED Effects
    Internet Speed
    don't know but i seen it pull 7Ms so fast I guess
    Browser
    Brave Beta
    Antivirus
    No we dont do that. I find that antivirus and antimalware software is more damaging and evasive than most of the thing they remove.
    Other Info
    Do not fear the registry, for contains all of the answers.
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