In a Windows PC, the Windows Logo is shown on the start menu button. Does this logo exist in a DLL or an EXE as an ICO (icon file) anywhere in Windows 7?
Interestingly, I have found the Windows 10 (or 8) Logo in explorer.exe. I have found an icon depicting the Taskbar and Start menu together, which includes the Windows 7 logo (another similar one contained an older one, likely Windows 95).
But is there a Windows logo that exists as a standalone icon anywhere in any EXE or DLL or any other icon library?
Best Answer
The Windows Logo as seen in Windows 7 on the Start Menu button is found as a Bitmap image sprite in explorer.exe ("C:\Windows\explorer.exe"). There are 12 versions of it, and as far as I can tell there are actually only 4 variations, each being a different size. If you use a program such as Greenfish Icon Editor Pro or Resource Hacker, you can extract it and (depending on the program used) you can crop the image you want and convert it into an ICO (icon file).
For the actual Windows logo, see the following EXE's or DLL's: