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In which file (.dll, .exe or similar) are icons (such as the pen or the eraser ) stored? To be clear, I mean the new, modern icons - not the ones from earlier versions of windows.

I didn't have any luck in finding them in either mspaint.exe, imageres.dll or shel32.dll (using IconsExtract), so I figured that maybe someone knows where they are.

A general solution for finding icons for any application would also be appreciated.

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In which file (.dll, .exe or similar) are icons (such as the pen or the eraser ) stored? To be clear, I mean the new, modern icons - not the ones from earlier versions of windows.

I didn't have any luck in finding them in either mspaint.exe, imageres.dll or shel32.dll (using IconsExtract), so I figured that maybe someone knows where they are.

A general solution for finding icons for any application would also be appreciated.

windows icons microsoft-paint

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In which file (.dll, .exe or similar) are icons (such as the pen or the eraser ) stored? To be clear, I mean the new, modern icons - not the ones from earlier versions of windows.

I didn't have any luck in finding them in either mspaint.exe, imageres.dll or shel32.dll (using IconsExtract), so I figured that maybe someone knows where they are.

A general solution for finding icons for any application would also be appreciated.

windows icons microsoft-paint

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In earlier Windows 10 versions, the resources are managed in MUI files in
System32 folder. So, the MSPaint icons can be found in this:

C:WindowsSystem32en-USmspaint.exe.mui

From Windows 10 version 1903 aka. May 2019 Update, those resources are moved to
MUN files in SystemResources folder. So, the MSPaint icons can be found in this:

C:WindowsSystemResourcesmspaint.exe.mun

The en-US is the default system language. It will vary if system language isdifferent. Open the file in any resource editing tool, for example Resource Hacker
or it's alternatives to view the resources. The required icons are stored
in image folder.

The easiest way is to extract those icons from that mspaint.exe.mun file with
7ZIP. Then rename every file with ICO extension.

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BiswapriyoBiswapriyo

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  Thank you very much. That's exactly what I was looking for. I have just one more question: How to extract those images without losing their transparency (cause currently they get extracted with a dark grey background)?
  
  – Yan B.
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  @YanB. That's why I added the 7zip method. Use 7zip to extract the icon.
  
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In earlier Windows 10 versions, the resources are managed in MUI files in
System32 folder. So, the MSPaint icons can be found in this:

C:WindowsSystem32en-USmspaint.exe.mui

From Windows 10 version 1903 aka. May 2019 Update, those resources are moved to
MUN files in SystemResources folder. So, the MSPaint icons can be found in this:

C:WindowsSystemResourcesmspaint.exe.mun

The en-US is the default system language. It will vary if system language isdifferent. Open the file in any resource editing tool, for example Resource Hacker
or it's alternatives to view the resources. The required icons are stored
in image folder.

The easiest way is to extract those icons from that mspaint.exe.mun file with
7ZIP. Then rename every file with ICO extension.

share|improve this answer

answered 9 hours ago

BiswapriyoBiswapriyo

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you very much. That's exactly what I was looking for. I have just one more question: How to extract those images without losing their transparency (cause currently they get extracted with a dark grey background)?
  
  – Yan B.
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @YanB. That's why I added the 7zip method. Use 7zip to extract the icon.
  
  – Biswapriyo
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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3

In earlier Windows 10 versions, the resources are managed in MUI files in
System32 folder. So, the MSPaint icons can be found in this:

C:WindowsSystem32en-USmspaint.exe.mui

From Windows 10 version 1903 aka. May 2019 Update, those resources are moved to
MUN files in SystemResources folder. So, the MSPaint icons can be found in this:

C:WindowsSystemResourcesmspaint.exe.mun

The en-US is the default system language. It will vary if system language isdifferent. Open the file in any resource editing tool, for example Resource Hacker
or it's alternatives to view the resources. The required icons are stored
in image folder.

The easiest way is to extract those icons from that mspaint.exe.mun file with
7ZIP. Then rename every file with ICO extension.

share|improve this answer

answered 9 hours ago

BiswapriyoBiswapriyo

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you very much. That's exactly what I was looking for. I have just one more question: How to extract those images without losing their transparency (cause currently they get extracted with a dark grey background)?
  
  – Yan B.
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @YanB. That's why I added the 7zip method. Use 7zip to extract the icon.
  
  – Biswapriyo
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

In earlier Windows 10 versions, the resources are managed in MUI files in
System32 folder. So, the MSPaint icons can be found in this:

C:WindowsSystem32en-USmspaint.exe.mui

From Windows 10 version 1903 aka. May 2019 Update, those resources are moved to
MUN files in SystemResources folder. So, the MSPaint icons can be found in this:

C:WindowsSystemResourcesmspaint.exe.mun

The en-US is the default system language. It will vary if system language isdifferent. Open the file in any resource editing tool, for example Resource Hacker
or it's alternatives to view the resources. The required icons are stored
in image folder.

The easiest way is to extract those icons from that mspaint.exe.mun file with
7ZIP. Then rename every file with ICO extension.

share|improve this answer

answered 9 hours ago

BiswapriyoBiswapriyo

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C:WindowsSystem32en-USmspaint.exe.mui

C:WindowsSystemResourcesmspaint.exe.mun

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answered 9 hours ago

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answered 9 hours ago

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