where are the icons for built in windows apps


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Hi, i am looking for where windows 11 hosts built in apps like Windows backup icon , i want to create shortcuts to desktop for these type of icons. however there is no right click menu and send to desktop option when i select app settings nothing available to send to desktop? also is there a app or tool can change the layout of win11 i its really annoying using a OS designed for surface tablet. Classic menu? tweak ui ?ty
 

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Gridmstr75 said:
i am looking for where windows 11 hosts built in apps like Windows backup icon
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They are in a hidden, 'Access Denied' folder.
Gridmstr75 said:
there is no right click menu and send to desktop option when i select app settings nothing available to send to desktop?
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Drag the item out of the Start Menu onto your Desktop...

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A lot of 'built-in' icons are located in C:\Windows\System32\SHELL32.dll file when using right-click of an icon/shortcut and Properties, Change icon.
 

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Berton said:
A lot of 'built-in' icons are located in C:\Windows\System32\SHELL32.dll file when using right-click of an icon/shortcut and Properties, Change icon.
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I am not trying to change icons from icon files i just want to be able to make send to desktop shortcuts of course without the shortcut at the end i use tweak ui for this. the post above you worked fine however it is really annoying that when you do a search for an app you can not drag and drop as above you have to go to the programs menu and drag it.
 

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Part of the ability to change the icon for a shortcut is changing the displayed name, e.g. the default for winver.exe shows just that so I rename it to Windows Version and use the blue ! icon, signifies Information.

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Gridmstr75 said:
it is really annoying that when you do a search for an app you can not drag and drop as above you have to go to the programs menu and drag it.
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Yeah, too often MS's newfangled ways are lame! But hey..., MS knows best!!! :zip:

We make do... ;-)

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