It should be noted before explaining that the abbreviation DLL comes from Dynamic Link Library English, and is a translated dynamic link library.
Programs that share the codes contained in the DLL files load this information into the CPU memory. Through the command prompt tool we can check which dll files are in use. We can also see which files in particular are executed by each program.
How to know and see which DLL files are used by the programs on our PC
DLL files allow, among other things, to optimize efficient use of CPU memory. By allowing code reuse, it reduces the space required on your hard drive to run the same code in multiple programs.
When this happens, information from the running DLLs can be gleaned from memory. Also, if you don't need it anymore, you can delete a DLL file in use in Windows, in just a few steps.
To access this information we need to go to the "Start" menu and click "Run" to access the command prompt tool. When the dialog box opens, we have to enter the letters «cmd» (command) give «enter» to «Ok».
While performing this action, we will be able to access a dialog box. We proceed to type the command indicated to request the system information about file that our PC is running in that moment. This will show all loaded DLL files and running applications.
Which command to use to find out DLL files
In case we want to know which DLL files are loaded by a particular program, we need to expand the command a bit. We need to insert the text: tasklist / m / fi «imagename eq [programname]».
As you can see, in the previous command, the sentence progname is enclosed in square brackets. It is because we actually have to write the name of the specific program in those brackets that we want to investigate.
For example, by entering: tasklist / m / fi «imagename eq winrare.exe», we will get a list of the DLL files that are run by that application.
This way we can know and see which DLL files are being used by the programs on our PC at any given moment.
Knowing DLL files can help us customize our PC
You may have noticed that when you create a folder and customize it with an icon, the Windows system takes us to the shell32.dll path, which is a dynamic link library. But this is just one of the many DLLs that can provide us with icons. There are others that even contain icons with a much higher resolution.
Among them are: imageres, wmploc, netshell, moricons, ieframe, compstui, pnidui and netcenter. They all contain many icons that we can use to customize our PC. And they are easily found in the path: «C: Windows System32».
The icons contained in the imageres.dell file contain icons specially designed for high resolution displays. This file is found only in Windows 7 Vista and later versions. Some of them are so good that they can be used as pictures.
How to extract icons from DLL files
To extract icons and images from these types of DLL files
