## LNK Tags

Information extracted from MS Shell Link (Windows shortcut) files.

> Index1 | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> 0x0014 | Flags | no |
> Bit 0 = IDList Bit 1 = LinkInfo Bit 2 = Description Bit 3 = RelativePath Bit 4 = WorkingDir Bit 5 = CommandArgs Bit 6 = IconFile Bit 7 = Unicode Bit 8 = NoLinkInfo Bit 9 = ExpString Bit 10 = SeparateProc Bit 12 = DarwinID Bit 13 = RunAsUser Bit 14 = ExpIcon Bit 15 = NoPidAlias Bit 17 = RunWithShim Bit 18 = NoLinkTrack Bit 19 = TargetMetadata Bit 20 = NoLinkPathTracking Bit 21 = NoKnownFolderTracking Bit 22 = NoKnownFolderAlias Bit 23 = LinkToLink Bit 24 = UnaliasOnSave Bit 25 = PreferEnvPath Bit 26 = KeepLocalIDList
> 0x0018 | FileAttributes | no | --> LNK FileAttributes Values
> 0x001c | CreateDate | no |
> 0x0024 | AccessDate | no |
> 0x002c | ModifyDate | no |
> 0x0034 | TargetFileSize | no |
> 0x0038 | IconIndex | no |
> 0x003c | RunWindow | no |
> 0 = Hide 1 = Normal 2 = Show Minimized 3 = Show Maximized 4 = Show No Activate 5 = Show 6 = Minimized 7 = Show Minimized No Activate 8 = Show NA 9 = Restore 10 = Show Default
> 0x0040 | HotKey | no |
> 0x0 = (none) 0x90 = Num Lock 0x91 = Scroll Lock 0x100 = Shift 0x200 = Control |  | 0x400 = Alt '0x30'-'0x39' = 0-9 '0x41'-'0x5a' = A-Z '0x70'-'0x87' = F1-F24
> 0x10000 | ItemID | - | --> LNK ItemID Tags
> 0x20000 | LinkInfo | - | --> LNK LinkInfo Tags
> 0x30004 | Description | no |
> 0x30008 | RelativePath | no |
> 0x30010 | WorkingDirectory | no |
> 0x30020 | CommandLineArguments | no |
> 0x30040 | IconFileName | no |
> 0xa0000000 | UnknownData | - | --> LNK UnknownData Tags
> 0xa0000001 | EnvVarData | - | --> LNK EnvVarData Tags
> 0xa0000002 | ConsoleData | - | --> LNK ConsoleData Tags
> 0xa0000003 | TrackerData | - | --> LNK TrackerData Tags
> 0xa0000004 | ConsoleFEData | - | --> LNK ConsoleFEData Tags
> 0xa0000005 | SpecialFolderData | - | --> LNK UnknownData Tags
> 0xa0000006 | DarwinData | - | --> LNK UnknownData Tags
> 0xa0000007 | IconEnvData | - | --> LNK UnknownData Tags
> 0xa0000008 | ShimData | - | --> LNK UnknownData Tags
> 0xa0000009 | PropertyStoreData | - | --> LNK UnknownData Tags
> 0xa000000b | KnownFolderData | - | --> LNK UnknownData Tags
> 0xa000000c | VistaIDListData | - | --> LNK UnknownData Tags

## LNK FileAttributes Values

> Value | FileAttributes | Value | FileAttributes | Value | FileAttributes
> --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
> 'Bit 0' | = Read-only | 'Bit 5' | = Archive | 'Bit 10' | = Reparse point
> 'Bit 1' | = Hidden | 'Bit 6' | = Encrypted? | 'Bit 11' | = Compressed
> 'Bit 2' | = System | 'Bit 7' | = Normal | 'Bit 12' | = Offline
> 'Bit 3' | = Volume | 'Bit 8' | = Temporary | 'Bit 13' | = Not indexed
> 'Bit 4' | = Directory | 'Bit 9' | = Sparse | 'Bit 14' | = Encrypted

## LNK ItemID Tags

> Tag ID | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> 0x001f | FolderInfo | - | --> LNK FolderInfo Tags
> 0x002e | VolumeGUID | no | --> LNK GUID Values
> 0x002f | VolumeName | no |
> 0x0031 | FileInfo | - | --> LNK FileInfo Tags
> 0x0032 | TargetInfo | - | --> LNK TargetInfo Tags
> 0x0035 | DirInfo | - | --> LNK DirInfo Tags
> 0x0036 | FileInfo2 | - | --> LNK FileInfo2 Tags
> 0x0071 | ControlPanelShellItem | no | --> LNK GUID Values
> 0x00ff | VendorData | no |

## LNK GUID Values

> Value | GUID
> --- | ---
> '00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046' | = Shell Link Class Identifier
> '008CA0B1-55B4-4C56-B8A8-4DE4B299D3BE' | = Account Pictures (per-user)
> '00BCFC5A-ED94-4E48-96A1-3F6217F21990' | = RoamingTiles (per-user)
> '0139D44E-6AFE-49F2-8690-3DAFCAE6FFB8' | = Programs (common)
> '04731B67-D933-450A-90E6-4ACD2E9408FE' | = CLSID_SearchFolder (Windows Search)
> '0482AF6C-08F1-4C34-8C90-E17EC98B1E17' | = Public Account Pictures (common)
> '054FAE61-4DD8-4787-80B6-090220C4B700' | = GameExplorer (per-user)
> '0762D272-C50A-4BB0-A382-697DCD729B80' | = Users (fixed)
> '0AC0837C-BBF8-452A-850D-79D08E667CA7' | = Computer (virtual)
> '0D4C3DB6-03A3-462F-A0E6-08924C41B5D4' | = History (per-user)
> '0F214138-B1D3-4A90-BBA9-27CBC0C5389A' | = Sync Setup (virtual)
> '15CA69B3-30EE-49C1-ACE1-6B5EC372AFB5' | = Sample Playlists (common)
> '1777F761-68AD-4D8A-87BD-30B759FA33DD' | = Favorites (per-user)
> '17789161-0268-45B3-8557-013009765873' | = Local AppData
> '18989B1D-99B5-455B-841C-AB7C74E4DDFC' | = MyVideos (per-user)
> '190337D1-B8CA-4121-A639-6D472D16972A' | = Search Results (virtual)
> '1A6FDBA2-F42D-4358-A798-B74D745926C5' | = Recorded TV (common)
> '1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7' | = System32 (fixed)
> '1B3EA5DC-B587-4786-B4EF-BD1DC332AEAE' | = Libraries (per-user)
> '1E87508D-89C2-42F0-8A7E-645A0F50CA58' | = Applications (virtual)
> '20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D' | = My Computer
> '2112AB0A-C86A-4FFE-A368-0DE96E47012E' | = Music (per-user)
> '21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D' | = Control Panel Items
> '2400183A-6185-49FB-A2D8-4A392A602BA3' | = Public Videos (common)
> '24D89E24-2F19-4534-9DDE-6A6671FBB8FE' | = Documents (per-user)
> '289A9A43-BE44-4057-A41B-587A76D7E7F9' | = Sync Results (virtual)
> '2A00375E-224C-49DE-B8D1-440DF7EF3DDC' | = None (fixed)
> '2B0F765D-C0E9-4171-908E-08A611B84FF6' | = Cookies (per-user)
> '2C36C0AA-5812-4B87-BFD0-4CD0DFB19B39' | = Original Images (per-user)
> '31C0DD25-9439-4F12-BF41-7FF4EDA38722' | = 3D Objects (per-user)
> '3214FAB5-9757-4298-BB61-92A9DEAA44FF' | = Public Music (common)
> '339719B5-8C47-4894-94C2-D8F77ADD44A6' | = Pictures (per-user)
> '33E28130-4E1E-4676-835A-98395C3BC3BB' | = Pictures (per-user)
> '352481E8-33BE-4251-BA85-6007CAEDCF9D' | = Temporary Internet Files (per-user)
> '374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B' | = Downloads (per-user)
> '3B193882-D3AD-4EAB-965A-69829D1FB59F' | = Saved Pictures (per-user)
> '3D644C9B-1FB8-4F30-9B45-F670235F79C0' | = Public Downloads (common)
> '3EB685DB-65F9-4CF6-A03A-E3EF65729F3D' | = Roaming (per-user)
> '43668BF8-C14E-49B2-97C9-747784D784B7' | = Sync Center (virtual)
> '450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-A2A8-0800361B3003' | = My Documents
> '48DAF80B-E6CF-4F4E-B800-0E69D84EE384' | = Libraries (common)
> '491E922F-5643-4AF4-A7EB-4E7A138D8174' | = Videos (per-user)
> '4BD8D571-6D19-48D3-BE97-422220080E43' | = Music (per-user)
> '4BFEFB45-347D-4006-A5BE-AC0CB0567192' | = Conflicts (virtual)
> '4C5C32FF-BB9D-43B0-B5B4-2D72E54EAAA4' | = Saved Games (per-user)
> '4D9F7874-4E0C-4904-967B-40B0D20C3E4B' | = The Internet (virtual)
> '52528A6B-B9E3-4ADD-B60D-588C2DBA842D' | = Homegroup (virtual)
> '52A4F021-7B75-48A9-9F6B-4B87A210BC8F' | = Quick Launch (per-user)
> '53F5630D-B6BF-11D0-94F2-00A0C91EFB8B' | = Device Class GUID for a volume
> '559D40A3-A036-40FA-AF61-84CB430A4D34' | = AppDataProgramData (per-user)
> '56784854-C6CB-462B-8169-88E350ACB882' | = Contacts (per-user)
> '5CD7AEE2-2219-4A67-B85D-6C9CE15660CB' | = Programs (per-user)
> '5CE4A5E9-E4EB-479D-B89F-130C02886155' | = DeviceMetadataStore (common)
> '5E6C858F-0E22-4760-9AFE-EA3317B67173' | = User Name (%USERNAME%) (fixed)
> '625B53C3-AB48-4EC1-BA1F-A1EF4146FC19' | = Start Menu (per-user)
> '62AB5D82-FDC1-4DC3-A9DD-070D1D495D97' | = ProgramData (fixed)
> '6365D5A7-0F0D-45E5-87F6-0DA56B6A4F7D' | = Common Files (fixed)
> '69D2CF90-FC33-4FB7-9A0C-EBB0F0FCB43C' | = Slide Shows (per-user)
> '6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E' | = Program Files (fixed)
> '6F0CD92B-2E97-45D1-88FF-B0D186B8DEDD' | = Network Connections (virtual)
> '7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E' | = Network Connections
> '724EF170-A42D-4FEF-9F26-B60E846FBA4F' | = Administrative Tools (per-user)
> '767E6811-49CB-4273-87C2-20F355E1085B' | = Camera Roll (per-user)
> '76FC4E2D-D6AD-4519-A663-37BD56068185' | = Printers (virtual)
> '7B0DB17D-9CD2-4A93-9733-46CC89022E7C' | = Documents (per-user)
> '7B396E54-9EC5-4300-BE0A-2482EBAE1A26' | = Gadgets (common)
> '7BE16610-1F7F-44AC-BFF0-83E15F2FFCA1' | = AppDataDocuments (per-user)
> '7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E' | = Program Files (fixed)
> '7CFBEFBC-DE1F-45AA-B843-A542AC536CC9' | = AppDataFavorites (per-user)
> '7D1D3A04-DEBB-4115-95CF-2F29DA2920DA' | = Searches (per-user)
> '7E636BFE-DFA9-4D5E-B456-D7B39851D8A9' | = Templates (per-user)
> '82A5EA35-D9CD-47C5-9629-E15D2F714E6E' | = Startup (common)
> '82A74AEB-AEB4-465C-A014-D097EE346D63' | = Control Panel (virtual)
> '859EAD94-2E85-48AD-A71A-0969CB56A6CD' | = Sample Videos (common)
> '8983036C-27C0-404B-8F08-102D10DCFD74' | = SendTo (per-user)
> '8AD10C31-2ADB-4296-A8F7-E4701232C972' | = Resources (fixed)
> '905E63B6-C1BF-494E-B29C-65B732D3D21A' | = Program Files (fixed)
> '9274BD8D-CFD1-41C3-B35E-B13F55A758F4' | = Printer Shortcuts (per-user)
> '98EC0E18-2098-4D44-8644-66979315A281' | = Microsoft Office Outlook (virtual)
> '9B74B6A3-0DFD-4F11-9E78-5F7800F2E772' | = User name (%USERNAME%) (virtual)
> '9E395ED8-512D-4315-9960-9110B74616C8' | = Recent Items
> '9E3995AB-1F9C-4F13-B827-48B24B6C7174' | = User Pinned (per-user)
> '9E52AB10-F80D-49DF-ACB8-4330F5687855' | = Temporary Burn Folder (per-user)
> 'A302545D-DEFF-464B-ABE8-61C8648D939B' | = Libraries (virtual)
> 'A305CE99-F527-492B-8B1A-7E76FA98D6E4' | = Installed Updates (virtual)
> 'A3918781-E5F2-4890-B3D9-A7E54332328C' | = Application Shortcuts (per-user)
> 'A4115719-D62E-491D-AA7C-E74B8BE3B067' | = Start Menu (common)
> 'A520A1A4-1780-4FF6-BD18-167343C5AF16' | = LocalLow (per-user)
> 'A52BBA46-E9E1-435F-B3D9-28DAA648C0F6' | = OneDrive (per-user)
> 'A63293E8-664E-48DB-A079-DF759E0509F7' | = Templates (per-user)
> 'A75D362E-50FC-4FB7-AC2C-A8BEAA314493' | = Gadgets (per-user)
> 'A77F5D77-2E2B-44C3-A6A2-ABA601054A51' | = Programs (per-user)
> 'A990AE9F-A03B-4E80-94BC-9912D7504104' | = Pictures (per-user)
> 'AAA8D5A5-F1D6-4259-BAA8-78E7EF60835E' | = RoamedTileImages (per-user)
> 'AB5FB87B-7CE2-4F83-915D-550846C9537B' | = Camera Roll (per-user)
> 'AE50C081-EBD2-438A-8655-8A092E34987A' | = Recent Items (per-user)
> 'B250C668-F57D-4EE1-A63C-290EE7D1AA1F' | = Sample Music (common)
> 'B2C5E279-7ADD-439F-B28C-C41FE1BBF672' | = AppDataDesktop (per-user)
> 'B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641' | = Desktop
> 'B6EBFB86-6907-413C-9AF7-4FC2ABF07CC5' | = Public Pictures (common)
> 'B7534046-3ECB-4C18-BE4E-64CD4CB7D6AC' | = Recycle Bin (virtual)
> 'B7BEDE81-DF94-4682-A7D8-57A52620B86F' | = Screenshots (per-user)
> 'B94237E7-57AC-4347-9151-B08C6C32D1F7' | = Templates (common)
> 'B97D20BB-F46A-4C97-BA10-5E3608430854' | = Startup (per-user)
> 'BCB5256F-79F6-4CEE-B725-DC34E402FD46' | = ImplicitAppShortcuts (per-user)
> 'BCBD3057-CA5C-4622-B42D-BC56DB0AE516' | = Programs (per-user)
> 'BFB9D5E0-C6A9-404C-B2B2-AE6DB6AF4968' | = Links (per-user)
> 'C1BAE2D0-10DF-4334-BEDD-7AA20B227A9D' | = OEM Links (common)
> 'C4900540-2379-4C75-844B-64E6FAF8716B' | = Sample Pictures (common)
> 'C4AA340D-F20F-4863-AFEF-F87EF2E6BA25' | = Public Desktop (common)
> 'C5ABBF53-E17F-4121-8900-86626FC2C973' | = Network Shortcuts (per-user)
> 'C870044B-F49E-4126-A9C3-B52A1FF411E8' | = Ringtones (per-user)
> 'CAC52C1A-B53D-4EDC-92D7-6B2E8AC19434' | = Games (virtual)
> 'D0384E7D-BAC3-4797-8F14-CBA229B392B5' | = Administrative Tools (common)
> 'D20BEEC4-5CA8-4905-AE3B-BF251EA09B53' | = Network (virtual)
> 'D65231B0-B2F1-4857-A4CE-A8E7C6EA7D27' | = System32 (fixed)
> 'D9DC8A3B-B784-432E-A781-5A1130A75963' | = History (per-user)
> 'DE61D971-5EBC-4F02-A3A9-6C82895E5C04' | = Get Programs (virtual)
> 'DE92C1C7-837F-4F69-A3BB-86E631204A23' | = Playlists (per-user)
> 'DE974D24-D9C6-4D3E-BF91-F4455120B917' | = Common Files (fixed)
> 'DEBF2536-E1A8-4C59-B6A2-414586476AEA' | = GameExplorer (common)
> 'DF7266AC-9274-4867-8D55-3BD661DE872D' | = Programs and Features (virtual)
> 'DFDF76A2-C82A-4D63-906A-5644AC457385' | = Public (fixed)
> 'E25B5812-BE88-4BD9-94B0-29233477B6C3' | = Saved Pictures Library (per-user)
> 'E555AB60-153B-4D17-9F04-A5FE99FC15EC' | = Ringtones (common)
> 'ED4824AF-DCE4-45A8-81E2-FC7965083634' | = Public Documents (common)
> 'EE32E446-31CA-4ABA-814F-A5EBD2FD6D5E' | = Offline Files (virtual)
> 'F1B32785-6FBA-4FCF-9D55-7B8E7F157091' | = Local (per-user)
> 'F3364BA0-65B9-11CE-A9BA-00AA004AE661' | = Search Results Folder
> 'F3CE0F7C-4901-4ACC-8648-D5D44B04EF8F' | = Users Full Name (virtual)
> 'F42EE2D3-909F-4907-8871-4C22FC0BF756' | = Documents
> 'F7F1ED05-9F6D-47A2-AAAE-29D317C6F066' | = Common Files (fixed)
> 'FD228CB7-AE11-4AE3-864C-16F3910AB8FE' | = Fonts (fixed)
> 'FDD39AD0-238F-46AF-ADB4-6C85480369C7' | = Documents (per-user)

## LNK FolderInfo Tags

> Index1 | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> 4 | FolderGUID | no | --> LNK GUID Values

## LNK FileInfo Tags

> Index1 | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> 8 | FileEntryModifyDate | no |
> 12 | FileEntryAttributes | no | --> LNK FileAttributes Values
> 14 | FileEntryDOSName | no |
> 24 | FileEntryCreateDate | no |
> 28 | FileEntryAccessDate | no |
> 36 | FileEntryName | no |

## LNK TargetInfo Tags

> Index1 | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> 8 | TargetFileModifyDate | no |
> 12 | TargetFileAttributes | no | --> LNK FileAttributes Values
> 14 | TargetFileDOSName | no |
> 24 | TargetFileCreateDate | no |
> 28 | TargetFileAccessDate | no |
> 36 | TargetFileName | no |

## LNK DirInfo Tags

> Index1 | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> 14 | LinkedDirectoryName | no |

## LNK FileInfo2 Tags

> Index1 | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> 14 | LinkedFileName | no |

## LNK LinkInfo Tags

> Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | ---
> CommonNetworkRelLink | no |
> CommonPathSuffix | no |
> CommonPathSuffixUnicode | no |
> DeviceName | no |
> DriveSerialNumber | no |
> DriveType | no |
> 0 = Unknown 1 = Invalid Root Path 2 = Removable Media 3 = Fixed Disk |  | 4 = Remote Drive 5 = CD-ROM 6 = Ram Disk
> LocalBasePath | no |
> NetName | no |
> NetProviderType | no |
> 0x1a0000 = AVID 0x1b0000 = DOCUSPACE 0x1c0000 = MANGOSOFT 0x1d0000 = SERNET 0x1e0000 = RIVERFRONT1 0x1f0000 = RIVERFRONT2 0x200000 = DECORB 0x210000 = PROTSTOR 0x220000 = FJ_REDIR 0x230000 = DISTINCT 0x240000 = TWINS 0x250000 = RDR2SAMPLE 0x260000 = CSC 0x270000 = 3IN1 0x290000 = EXTENDNET 0x2a0000 = STAC 0x2b0000 = FOXBAT |  | 0x2c0000 = YAHOO 0x2d0000 = EXIFS 0x2e0000 = DAV 0x2f0000 = KNOWARE 0x300000 = OBJECT_DIRE 0x310000 = MASFAX 0x320000 = HOB_NFS 0x330000 = SHIVA 0x340000 = IBMAL 0x350000 = LOCK 0x360000 = TERMSRV 0x370000 = SRT 0x380000 = QUINCY 0x390000 = OPENAFS 0x3a0000 = AVID1 0x3b0000 = DFS
> VolumeID | no |
> VolumeLabel | no |

## LNK UnknownData Tags

> Index1 | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> [no tags known]

## LNK EnvVarData Tags

> Index1 | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> 8 | EnvironmentTarget | no |
> 268 | EnvironmentTargetUnicode | no |

## LNK ConsoleData Tags

> Index1 | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> 8 | FillAttributes | no |
> 10 | PopupFillAttributes | no |
> 12 | ScreenBufferSize | no |
> 16 | WindowSize | no |
> 20 | WindowOrigin | no |
> 32 | FontSize | no |
> 36 | FontFamily | no |
> 0x0 = Don't Care 0x10 = Roman 0x20 = Swiss |  | 0x30 = Modern 0x40 = Script 0x50 = Decorative
> 40 | FontWeight | no |
> 44 | FontName | no |
> 108 | CursorSize | no |
> 112 | FullScreen | no |
> 116 | QuickEdit | no |
> 120 | InsertMode | no |
> 124 | WindowOriginAuto | no |
> 128 | HistoryBufferSize | no |
> 132 | NumHistoryBuffers | no |
> 136 | RemoveHistoryDuplicates | no |

## LNK TrackerData Tags

> Index1 | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> 16 | MachineID | no |

## LNK ConsoleFEData Tags

> Index1 | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> 8 | CodePage | no | --> Microsoft CodePage Values

## LNK INI Tags

Tags found in INI-format Windows .URL files.

> Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | ---
> Author | no |
> Comment | no |
> Desc | no |
> HotKey | no |
> IDList | no |
> IconFile | no |
> IconIndex | no |
> Modified | no |
> Roamed | no | (1 if synced across multiple devices)
> ShowCommand | no | 1 = Normal 2 = Minimized 3 = Maximized
> URL | no |
> WhatsNew | no |
> WorkingDirectory | no |

(This document generated automatically by Image::ExifTool::BuildTagLookup)
Last revised Feb 20, 2026

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