Extract Icon from Windows .lnk (shortcut) file

Question

I need to extract the icon from a windows shortcut (.lnk) file (or find the icon file, if it\'s just pointed to by the shortcut).

I\'m not asking about extracting ic

Answer 1

In 2010 Microsoft finally released an official specification of the LNK file format. It much more accurate and detailed than the reverse-engineered specs floating around the net, of course.

For completeness sake, here is the MSDN description of shell links and shortcuts.