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EDIT: this no longer seems to be working as of update 1607. Here's a much simpler solution.
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Thanks! This worked perfectly.
For those interested, here's a more concise step-by-step:
- Copy imageres.dll out of C:\Windows\System32\ to work on it
- Open it with Resource Hacker
- Navigate to "Icon Group" 78 and right-click to "Save *.ico resource"
- Open the saved (shield) .ico with IcoFX
- Ctrl+Q to reduce opacity to -99 (not -100, lest they appear as black boxes)
- Repeat for each of the icon sizes except 16x16 (where it comes in handy in context menus)
- Save the .ico and exit IcoFX
- Back in Resource Hacker, right-click 78, this time clicking "Replace Icon"
- Click "Open file with new icon", select your edited shield .ico, and click "Replace"
- Save the edited imageres.dll and exit Resource Hacker
- Take ownership of the original, System32 imageres.dll, as well as the one found in SysWOW64
- Rename them both to imageres_original.dll or similar
- Copy your edited imageres.dll to both System32 and SysWOW64
- Rebuild the icon cache, and behold, your shortcuts are shield free!
Last edited by Michael; 21 Sep 2016 at 17:32.