change these shell icons

[Giova_7]

Hi to all! does anyone know if can I change those icons via resource hacker?

[Pharaoh]

You have to create new entries for Icons in the shell32.mui.dll files in both the en-us system32 and syswow64 folders under Windows directory. Once you create each entry import the icon of your choice and make each entry match the number of those icons in the actual shell32.dll file.

For example if the # of the icon in shell32.dll you want to change is 10. Then you create the entry with first the # of the icon joined with semicolon referencing the language which for english is 1033. So your final result would look like 10:1033 and so on.

Then you must take ownership of each shell32.dll.mui files and rename them (don't delete) and then copy the new one in place of each in both directories.

You CANNOT edit the shell32.dll directly with RESHACK otherwise it will black screen and you have to restore.

I did this and used a blank icon to simply hide them all together. This only hides the icons. The buttons are still there. But aesthetically it looks better for me. You can use your own icons of your choice but make sure they're not too big or they will look distorted. I believe a good size is either 32 or 64 mp.

Here is how my reshack shell32.dll.mui file looks with the entries to each icon in the command bar:



The result:

[Giova_7]

Thanks man! I will try.

[Giova_7]

You have to create new entries for Icons in the shell32.mui.dll files in both the en-us system32 and syswow64 folders under Windows directory. Once you create each entry import the icon of your choice and make each entry match the number of those icons in the actual shell32.dll file.

For example if the # of the icon in shell32.dll you want to change is 10. Then you create the entry with first the # of the icon joined with semicolon referencing the language which for english is 1033. So your final result would look like 10:1033 and so on.

Then you must take ownership of each shell32.dll.mui files and rename them (don't delete) and then copy the new one in place of each in both directories.

You CANNOT edit the shell32.dll directly with RESHACK otherwise it will black screen and you have to restore.

I did this and used a blank icon to simply hide them all together. This only hides the icons. The buttons are still there. But aesthetically it looks better for me. You can use your own icons of your choice but make sure they're not too big or they will look distorted. I believe a good size is either 32 or 64 mp.

Here is how my reshack shell32.dll.mui file looks with the entries to each icon in the command bar:



The result:

Pharaoh, I followed your instructions but with no success. Inside system32+64 folders there are 3 shell32.dll.mui files.



should I change all or only the en/us? I changed only the en/us but I didn't see any effect. something I am doing wrong? I dont' Know... I appreciate your help.

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Pharaoh, I followed your instructions but with no success. Inside system32+64 folders there are 3 shell32.dll.mui files.



should I change all or only the en/us? I changed only the en/us but I didn't see any effect. something I am doing wrong? I dont' Know... I appreciate your help.

please if is possible can you upload your files images here what you need to replace

[Giova_7]

please if is possible can you upload your files images here what you need to replace

this is the new shell32.dll.mui I created



I replaced the original file in system 32+64 folder with that but (I repeat) with no success.