LNK Tags

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

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / 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

ValueFileAttributesValueFileAttributesValueFileAttributes
'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 IDTag Name WritableValues / Notes
0x0000 ControlPanelCPL
GameFolderInfo
PropertyStore
MTPType2
Item00Info
-
-
-
-
-
--> LNK ControlPanelCPL Tags
--> LNK GameFolderInfo Tags
--> LNK PropertyStore Tags
--> LNK MTPType2 Tags
--> LNK Item00Info Tags
0x0001 ControlPanelInfo - --> LNK ControlPanelInfo Tags
0x001e RootFolder - --> LNK RootFolder Tags
0x001f RootFolder - --> LNK RootFolder Tags
0x002e VolumeGUID no --> LNK GUID Values
0x002f VolumeName no  
0x0031 TargetInfo - --> LNK TargetInfo Tags
0x0040 NetworkLocation no  
0x0052 CompressedFolder no  
0x0061 URI - --> LNK URI Tags
0x0070 ControlPanelShellItem no --> LNK GUID Values
0x0071 ControlPanelShellItem no --> LNK GUID Values
0x0072 Printers no  
0x0073 CommonPlacesFolder no  
0x0074 UsersFilesFolder - --> LNK UsersFilesFolder Tags
0x00ff VendorData no  
0xbeef0003 Beef0003 - --> LNK Beef0003 Tags
0xbeef0004 Beef0004 - --> LNK Beef0004 Tags
0xbeef0014 Beef0014 - --> LNK Beef0014 Tags
0xbeef0025 Beef0025 - --> LNK Beef0025 Tags
0xbeef0026 Beef0026a
Unknown_beef0026
-
no
--> LNK Beef0026a Tags

LNK GUID Values

ValueGUID
'00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046'= Shell Link Class Identifier
'0085E0A6-8D34-45D7-BC5C-447E59C73D48'= Content Type Generic File
'008CA0B1-55B4-4C56-B8A8-4DE4B299D3BE'= Account Pictures (per-user)
'00BCFC5A-ED94-4E48-96A1-3F6217F21990'= RoamingTiles (per-user)
'00F0C3AC-A593-49AC-9219-24ABCA5A2563'= Content Type Mixed Content Album
'012B0DB7-D4C1-45D6-B081-94B87779614F'= Content Type Video Album
'0139D44E-6AFE-49F2-8690-3DAFCAE6FFB8'= Programs (common)
'031DA7EE-18C8-4205-847E-89A11261D0F3'= Content Type Network Association
'031E4825-7B94-4DC3-B131-E946B44C8DD5'= Libraries
'04731B67-D933-450A-90E6-4ACD2E9408FE'= CLSID_SearchFolder (Windows Search)
'04731b67-d933-450a-90e6-4acd2e9408fe'= Search Folder
'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)
'0BAC070A-9F5F-4DA4-A8F6-3DE44D68FD6C'= Content Type Wireless Profile
'0C39A5CF-1A7A-40C8-BA74-8900E6DF5FCD'= Recent Items
'0D4C3DB6-03A3-462F-A0E6-08924C41B5D4'= History (per-user)
'0F214138-B1D3-4A90-BBA9-27CBC0C5389A'= Sync Setup (virtual)
'0FED060E-8793-4B1E-90C9-48AC389AC631'= Content Type Appointment
'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)
'1A33F7E4-AF13-48F5-994E-77369DFE04A3'= Content Type Playlist
'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
'22877A6D-37A1-461A-91B0-DBDA5AAEBC99'= Recent Items
'2400183A-6185-49FB-A2D8-4A392A602BA3'= Public Videos (common)
'24D89E24-2F19-4534-9DDE-6A6671FBB8FE'= Documents (per-user)
'2559A1F1-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0'= Windows Help and Support
'2559A1F3-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0'= Run Dialog Box
'26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683'= Control Panel
'27E2E392-A111-48E0-AB0C-E17705A05F85'= Content Type Folder
'289A9A43-BE44-4057-A41B-587A76D7E7F9'= Sync Results (virtual)
'289af617-1cc3-42a6-926c-e6a863f0e3ba'= My Computer
'28D8D31E-249C-454E-AABC-34883168E634'= Content Type Unspecified
'2A00375E-224C-49DE-B8D1-440DF7EF3DDC'= None (fixed)
'2B0F765D-C0E9-4171-908E-08A611B84FF6'= Cookies (per-user)
'2C36C0AA-5812-4B87-BFD0-4CD0DFB19B39'= Original Images (per-user)
'3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257'= Desktop
'3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257'= Task View
'3134ef9c-6b18-4996-ad04-ed5912e00eb5'= Recent Files
'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)
'346B8932-4C36-40D8-9415-1828291F9DE9'= Content Type Contact Group
'352481E8-33BE-4251-BA85-6007CAEDCF9D'= Temporary Internet Files (per-user)
'35786d3c-b075-49b9-88dd-029876e11c01'= Portable Devices
'374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B'= Downloads (per-user)
'3936e9e4-d92c-4eee-a85a-bc16d5ea0819'= Frequent Places
'3ADD1653-EB32-4CB0-BBD7-DFA0ABB5ACCA'= My Pictures
'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)
'4336A54D-038B-4685-AB02-99BB52D3FB8B'= Public User Root Folder
'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)
'4AD2C85E-5E2D-45E5-8864-4F229E3C6CF0'= Content Type Audio
'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)
'5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0'= Control Panel
'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)
'59031A47-3F72-44A7-89C5-5595FE6B30EE'= User Profile
'59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee'= Shared Documents
'5CD7AEE2-2219-4A67-B85D-6C9CE15660CB'= Programs (per-user)
'5CE4A5E9-E4EB-479D-B89F-130C02886155'= DeviceMetadataStore (common)
'5E591A74-DF96-48D3-8D67-1733BCEE28BA'= Delegate GUID
'5E6C858F-0E22-4760-9AFE-EA3317B67173'= User Name (%USERNAME%) (fixed)
'5E88B3CC-3E65-4E62-BFFF-229495253AB0'= Content Type Media Cast
'60A169CF-F2AE-4E21-9375-9677F11C1C6E'= Content Type Television
'625B53C3-AB48-4EC1-BA1F-A1EF4146FC19'= Start Menu (per-user)
'62AB5D82-FDC1-4DC3-A9DD-070D1D495D97'= ProgramData (fixed)
'63252F2C-887F-4CB6-B1AC-D29855DCEF6C'= Content Type Task
'6365D5A7-0F0D-45E5-87F6-0DA56B6A4F7D'= Common Files (fixed)
'640167b4-59b0-47a6-b335-a6b3c0695aea'= Portable Media Devices
'680ADF52-950A-4041-9B41-65E393648155'= Content Type Document
'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)
'75793148-15F5-4A30-A813-54ED8A37E226'= Content Type Image Album
'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)
'8038044A-7E51-4F8F-883D-1D0623D14533'= Content Type Email
'80E170D2-1055-4A3E-B952-82CC4F8A8689'= Content Type All
'821089F5-1D91-4DC9-BE3C-BBB1B35B18CE'= Content Type Section
'82A5EA35-D9CD-47C5-9629-E15D2F714E6E'= Startup (common)
'82A74AEB-AEB4-465C-A014-D097EE346D63'= Control Panel (virtual)
'859EAD94-2E85-48AD-A71A-0969CB56A6CD'= Sample Videos (common)
'871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D'= Internet
'896664f7-12e1-490f-8782-c0835afd98fc'= Libraries
'8983036C-27C0-404B-8F08-102D10DCFD74'= SendTo (per-user)
'8AD10C31-2ADB-4296-A8F7-E4701232C972'= Resources (fixed)
'905E63B6-C1BF-494E-B29C-65B732D3D21A'= Program Files (fixed)
'9113a02d-00a3-46b9-bc5f-9c04daddd5d7'= Enhanced Storage Data Source
'9261B03C-3D78-4519-85E3-02C5E1F50BB9'= Content Type Video
'9274BD8D-CFD1-41C3-B35E-B13F55A758F4'= Printer Shortcuts (per-user)
'98EC0E18-2098-4D44-8644-66979315A281'= Microsoft Office Outlook (virtual)
'99ED0160-17FF-4C44-9D98-1D7A6F941921'= Content Type Functional Object
'9B74B6A3-0DFD-4F11-9E78-5F7800F2E772'= User name (%USERNAME%) (virtual)
'9CD20ECF-3B50-414F-A641-E473FFE45751'= Content Type Memo
'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)
'9db7a13c-f208-4981-8353-73cc61ae2783'= Previous Versions
'A1FD5967-6023-49A0-9DF1-F8060BE751B0'= Content Type Calendar
'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)
'A8CDFF1C-4878-43BE-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0'= Documents
'A990AE9F-A03B-4E80-94BC-9912D7504104'= Pictures (per-user)
'AA18737E-5009-48FA-AE21-85F24383B4E6'= Content Type Audio Album
'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)
'D269F96A-247C-4BFF-98FB-97F3C49220E6'= Content Type Program
'D65231B0-B2F1-4857-A4CE-A8E7C6EA7D27'= System32 (fixed)
'D9DC8A3B-B784-432E-A781-5A1130A75963'= History (per-user)
'DC3876E8-A948-4060-9050-CBD77E8A3D87'= Content Type Certificate
'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)
'DFFACDC5-679F-4156-8947-C5C76BC0B67F'= Users Files
'E25B5812-BE88-4BD9-94B0-29233477B6C3'= Saved Pictures Library (per-user)
'E555AB60-153B-4D17-9F04-A5FE99FC15EC'= Ringtones (common)
'E80EAAF8-B2DB-4133-B67E-1BEF4B4A6E5F'= Content Type Generic Message
'EABA8313-4525-4707-9F0E-87C6808E9435'= Content Type Contact
'ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83B1-96B02CFE0D52'= Game Explorer
'ED4824AF-DCE4-45A8-81E2-FC7965083634'= Public Documents (common)
'EE32E446-31CA-4ABA-814F-A5EBD2FD6D5E'= Offline Files (virtual)
'EF2107D5-A52A-4243-A26B-62D4176D7603'= Content Type Image
'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)
'b155bdf8-02f0-451e-9a26-ae317cfd7779'= NetHood
'c2b136e2-d50e-405c-8784-363c582bf43e'= Wireless Devices
'd34a6ca6-62c2-4c34-8a7c-14709c1ad938'= Common Places
'dffacdc5-679f-4156-8947-c5c76bc0b67f'= Profile
'ed50fc29-b964-48a9-afb3-15ebb9b97f36'= PrintHood
'f5fb2c77-0e2f-4a16-a381-3e560c68bc83'= Removable Drives

LNK ControlPanelCPL Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
4 Item00SpecialType no  
12 CPLFilePath no  
24 CPLFilePath no  

LNK GameFolderInfo Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
4 Item00SpecialType no  

LNK PropertyStore Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
12 PropertyStoreGUID no --> LNK GUID Values

LNK MTPType2 Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
54 MTPStorageName no  
54.1 MTPStorageID no  
54.2 MTPFileSystem no  
56 MTP_GUID1 no --> LNK GUID Values
134 MTP_GUID2 no --> LNK GUID Values
212 MTP_GUID3 no --> LNK GUID Values
290 MTP_GUID4 no --> LNK GUID Values
368 MTP_GUID5 no --> LNK GUID Values
446 MTP_GUID6 no --> LNK GUID Values
524 MTP_GUID7 no --> LNK GUID Values
602 MTP_GUID8 no --> LNK GUID Values

LNK Item00Info Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
6 Item00Type no 0x10312005 = MTPType2
0x23febbee = PropertyStoreGUID
24 PropertyString1 no  
24.1 PropertyString2 no  

LNK ControlPanelInfo Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
8 ControlPanelCategory no
0 = All Control Panel Items
1 = Appearance and Personalization
2 = Hardware and Sound
3 = Network and Internet
4 = Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices
5 = System and Security
6 = Clock, Language, and Region
7 = Ease of Access
8 = Programs
9 = User Accounts
10 = Security Center
11 = Mobile PC

LNK RootFolder Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
3 SortIndex no
0x0 = Internet Explorer
0x42 = Libraries
0x44 = Users
0x48 = My Documents
0x4c = Public Folder
0x50 = My Computer
0x54 = Users Libraries
0x58 = My Network Places/Network
0x60 = Recycle Bin
0x68 = Internet Explorer
0x70 = Control Panel
0x78 = Recycle Bin
0x80 = My Games
4 RootFolderGUID no --> LNK GUID Values

LNK TargetInfo Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
8 TargetFileModifyDate no  
12 TargetFileAttributes no --> LNK FileAttributes Values
14 TargetFileDOSName no  

LNK URI Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
8 URI no  
14 TimeStamp no  
46 FTPHost no  
51 FTPUserName no  
56 FTPPassword no  
57 URI no  

LNK UsersFilesFolder Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
6 DelegateClassGUID no --> LNK GUID Values
22 DelegateFolderGUID no --> LNK GUID Values

LNK Beef0003 Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
8 UnknownGUID no --> LNK GUID Values

LNK Beef0004 Tags

TargetInfo extensions.

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
8 TargetFileCreateDate no  
12 TargetFileAccessDate no  
16 OperatingSystem no 0x14 = Windows XP, 2003
0x26 = Windows Vista
0x2a = Windows 2008, 7, 8
0x2e = Windows 8.1, 10
18 TargetFileName no  

LNK Beef0014 Tags

URI extensions.

Tag IDTag Name WritableValues / Notes
0x0000 AbsoluteURI no  
0x0001 URIAuthority no  
0x0002 DisplayURI no  
0x0003 URIDomain no  
0x0004 URIExtension no  
0x0005 URIFragment no  
0x0006 URIHost no  
0x0007 URIPassword no  
0x0008 URIPath no  
0x0009 URIPathAndQuery no  
0x000a URIQuery no  
0x000b RawURI no  
0x000c URISchemeName no  
0x000d URIUserInfo no  
0x000e URIUserName no  
0x000f URIHostType no  
0x0010 URIPort no  
0x0011 URIScheme no  
0x0012 URIZone no  

LNK Beef0025 Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
12 FileTime1 no  
20 FileTime2 no  

LNK Beef0026a Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
12 CreateDate no  
20 ModifyDate no  
28 LastAccessDate no  

LNK LinkInfo Tags

Tag Name WritableValues / 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
0x10000 = MSNET
0x20000 = SMB
0x30000 = NETWARE
0x40000 = VINES
0x50000 = 10NET
0x60000 = LOCUS
0x70000 = SUN_PC_NFS
0x80000 = LANSTEP
0x90000 = 9TILES
0xa0000 = LANTASTIC
0xb0000 = AS400
0xc0000 = FTP_NFS
0xd0000 = PATHWORKS
0xe0000 = LIFENET
0xf0000 = POWERLAN
0x100000 = BWNFS
0x110000 = COGENT
0x120000 = FARALLON
0x130000 = APPLETALK
0x140000 = INTERGRAPH
0x150000 = SYMFONET
0x160000 = CLEARCASE
0x170000 = FRONTIER
0x180000 = BMC
0x190000 = DCE
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
0x3c0000 = KWNP
0x3d0000 = ZENWORKS
0x3e0000 = DRIVEONWEB
0x3f0000 = VMWARE
0x400000 = RSFX
0x410000 = MFILES
0x420000 = MS_NFS
0x430000 = GOOGLE
0x440000 = NDFS
0x450000 = DOCUSHARE
VolumeID no  
VolumeLabel no  

LNK UnknownData Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
[no tags known]

LNK EnvVarData Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
8 EnvironmentTarget no  
268 EnvironmentTargetUnicode no  

LNK ConsoleData Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
8 FillAttributes no  
10 PopupFillAttributes no  
12 ScreenBufferSize no  
16 WindowSize no  
20 WindowOrigin no  
32 FontSize no  
36 FontFamily no [val >> 4 & 0xf]
0x0 = Don't Care
0x1 = Roman
0x2 = Swiss
   0x3 = Modern
0x4 = Script
0x5 = 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

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
16 MachineID no  

LNK ConsoleFEData Tags

Index1Tag Name WritableValues / Notes
8 CodePage no --> Microsoft CodePage Values

LNK INI Tags

Tags found in INI-format Windows .URL files.

Tag Name WritableValues / 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 Mar 19, 2026

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