Where does Windows store icon positions?
They are located in the registry under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop
.
The key that should interest you is the ItemPosXXXxXXX(where XXX is your resolution).
The relevant values are Mode
, LogicalViewMode
, IconSize
.
You can combine them as shown in the table:
Style Mode LogicalViewMode IconSize
X-Lg Icons 5 3 0x100
Lg Icons 5 3 0x60
Med Icons 5 3 0x30
Sm Icons 2 3 0x10
List 3 3 0x10
Details 4 1 0x10
Tiles 6 2 0x30
Update
Fortunately found an article that can help you. See: Windows Shellbag Forensics
.