where are the icons for built in windows apps

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

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...

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.

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.

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.

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!!!

We make do...