---
name: "SHUpdateImageW"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SHUpdateImageW"
---

# SHUpdateImageW(3w)

## NAME

**SHUpdateImageW** (SHELL32.192)

## SYNOPSIS

void SHUpdateImageW\
  (\
   LPCWSTR *pszHashItem*,\
   int     *iIndex*,\
   UINT    *uFlags*,\
   int     *iImageIndex*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Notifies the shell that an icon in the system image list has been changed.

## PARAMS

*pszHashItem* **\[In\]**  Path to file that contains the icon.

*iIndex* **\[In\]**  Zero-based index of the icon in the file.

*uFlags* **\[In\]**  Flags determining the icon attributes. See notes.

*iImageIndex* **\[In\]**  Index of the icon in the system image list.

## RETURNS

Nothing.

## NOTES

*uFlags* can be one or more of the following flags: **GIL\_NOTFILENAME** **-** *pszHashItem* is not a file name. **GIL\_SIMULATEDOC** **-** Create a document icon using the specified icon.

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"shlobj.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/shell32/shellord.c"**.

Debug channel **"shell"**.