Hi again PC Pilot.
Just to add a few things to your tutorial.
As you stated, before doing anything I created a RESTORE POINT.
Although after finishing the packages creation and restoring, the only thing that was deleted was the installed Devices and Printers Metadata Authoring Wizard, while, as expected, the new Metadata Packages remained intact in the folder they were installed C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceMetadataStore.
Software used:
1. For icon creation: Photoshop (for the png image) and IcoFX (for creating the icon).
2. For Metadata Package creation: Devices and Printers Metadata Authoring Wizard from
Devices and Printers Metadata Authoring Wizard - Windows 10 hardware dev
The Devices and Printers Metadata Authoring Wizard, as stated in the original Sevenforums tutorial (
Devices and Printers - Change Device Icons with Custom Icons - Windows 7 Help Forums), adds a context menu item for each device “Create metadata package” and I started from there.
Metadata Package Parameters entered in the Devices and Printers Metadata Authoring Wizard:
Apple iPhone
Category: Communication.Phone.Cell (I didn't see the need for more categories)
Hardware IDs:
USB\VID_05AC&PID_12A8&REV_0602&MI_00
USB\VID_05AC&PID_12A8&MI_00
Apple Mobile Device USB Driver
Category: Component.Controller.USB (I didn't see the need for more categories)
Hardware IDs:
USB\VID_05AC&PID_12A8&REV_0602
USB\VID_05AC&PID_12A8
Besides the above, everything else you mentioned in your detailed tutorial I can confirm (for anybody who wants to do the same thing) is extremely accurate.
Thanks again for your help :). Dimitri