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

You can also parse the .lnk file yourself, see this pdf or this article on the details of the shortcut file format.

Or you can use the ShellLink class mentioned in the answer to this question.