Extract icon from UWP application

Question

While trying to implement \"Open With\" functionality I encountered a problem with extracting icons from UWP applications. So, after receiving list of recommended applications t

Answer 1

Looks like I've found the solution. The icon location path provided for UWP application is called "indirect string" according to MSDN. We can pass this indirect string to SHLoadIndirectString function and will receive the regular full path to the icon PNG file. In my case after passing @{Microsoft.Windows.Photos_16.511.8630.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe?ms-resource://Microsoft.Windows.Photos/Files/Assets/PhotosAppList.png} to SHLoadIndirectString() I received path like that: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_16.511.8630.0_neutral_split.scale-125_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\PhotosAppList.scale-125.png and after that I can use it to display the icon itself w/o any problem.