Custom icon from UNC path not loading in Windows 11 25H2

Thierry JACOB 20 Reputation points
2025-11-04T17:29:08.37+00:00

Custom icon from UNC path not loading in Windows 11 25H2

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
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  1. JANSHER L 4,900 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-11-04T19:54:34.52+00:00

    Hi Thierry,

    Thank you for posting, I am here to help you. A custom icon from a UNC path may not be loading in Windows 11 25H2 due to security hardening that restricts the use of remote paths for file shortcut icons

    To fix this follow this steps:

    Open Group Policy Editor then navigate to, Computer Configuration and click Administrative Templates. Click Windows Components then File Explorer

    Click Enable Allow the use of remote paths in file shortcut icons. On top of the above steps, you may also need to create a registry key:

    Open Registry Editor

    click Start button and search regedit then navigate

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

    Inside Explorer folder create a new DWORD key Value Name EnableShellShortcutIconRemotePath Value Type REG_DWORD Enabled Value 1 Disabled Value 0

    Let me know how this goes. Looking forward to helping you out.  If you need more help please feel free to let me know. If the answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer".

    Best regards,

    Jansher

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  2. Thierry JACOB 20 Reputation points
    2025-11-04T22:31:32.45+00:00

    Merci du retour de ces infos, utilisant ChatGPT, j'ai déjà testé tout cela sans réussite de résolution, hélas... le bug provient selon moi du “chemin réseau pour icône” (et non du raccourci lui-même).

    Il faudrait vérifier les droits sur le partage NAS / SMB, donc je rentre dans du complexe, trop complexe. Pas encore de correctif Microsoft ni de Fix pour ce problème.

    À défaut, envisager un script ou une GPO qui copie automatiquement les .ico depuis le NAS vers un dossier local à chaque démarrage/utilisateur, puis mettre à jour les raccourcis pour pointer vers cette localisation. Encore une fois cela gagne en complexité... hormis un Fix pour réparer, je ne vois pas de résolution immédiate. Merci de votre aide. CDT

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