title: C# Get the default icon of an exe file
body: <blockquote>
    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/462270/get-file-icon-used-by-shell">Get File Icon used by Shell</a>  </p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>In my program i am reading a directory of files and displaying them as a ToolStripMenuItem</p>
  
  <p>Normally i would use:</p>
  
  <pre><code>item.Image = Image.FromFile("icon.ico");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But how would i get the default icon that a given exe uses:</p>
  
  <pre><code>item.Image = Image.FromEXE("program.exe");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there a simple way to do it like that?</p>