## 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

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

> 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 ItemID Tags

> Tag ID | Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> 0x0032 | Item0032 | - | --> LNK Item0032 Tags

## LNK Item0032 Tags

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

## LNK LinkInfo Tags

> Tag Name | Writable | Values / Notes
> --- | --- | ---
> CommonNetworkRelLink | no |
> CommonPathSuffix | 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 Nov 5, 2025

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