diff --git a/shell/shared/fileLoader/win/FileLoaderWin.cpp b/shell/shared/fileLoader/win/FileLoaderWin.cpp
index 016870c688..65c4f24c4d 100644
--- a/shell/shared/fileLoader/win/FileLoaderWin.cpp
+++ b/shell/shared/fileLoader/win/FileLoaderWin.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <shell/shared/fileLoader/win/FileLoaderWin.h>
 
+#include <array>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <igl/Common.h>
@@ -17,6 +18,33 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
+namespace {
+
+std::string findSubdir(const char* subdir, const std::string& fileName) {
+  std::filesystem::path dir = std::filesystem::current_path();
+  // find `subdir` somewhere above our current directory
+  while (dir != std::filesystem::current_path().root_path() &&
+         !std::filesystem::exists(dir / subdir)) {
+    dir = dir.parent_path();
+  }
+
+  std::filesystem::path fullPath = (dir / subdir / fileName);
+  if (std::filesystem::exists(fullPath)) {
+    return fullPath.string();
+  }
+
+  dir = std::filesystem::current_path();
+
+  fullPath = (dir / "images/" / fileName);
+  if (std::filesystem::exists(fullPath)) {
+    return fullPath.string();
+  }
+
+  return std::string();
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
 namespace igl::shell {
 
 FileLoaderWin::FileLoaderWin() {
@@ -59,24 +87,16 @@ std::string FileLoaderWin::fullPath(const std::string& fileName) const {
     return fullPath.string();
   }
 
-  std::filesystem::path dir = std::filesystem::current_path();
-  // find `shell/resources/images/` somewhere above our current directory
-  std::filesystem::path subdir("shell/resources/images/");
-  while (dir != std::filesystem::current_path().root_path() &&
-         !std::filesystem::exists(dir / subdir)) {
-    dir = dir.parent_path();
-  }
-
-  fullPath = (dir / subdir / fileName);
-  if (std::filesystem::exists(fullPath)) {
-    return fullPath.string();
-  }
+  constexpr std::array<const char*, 4> folders = {"shell/resources/images/",
+                                                  "samples/resources/images/",
+                                                  "samples/resources/models/",
+                                                  "samples/resources/fonts/"};
 
-  dir = std::filesystem::current_path();
-  subdir = "images/";
-  fullPath = (dir / subdir / fileName);
-  if (std::filesystem::exists(fullPath)) {
-    return fullPath.string();
+  // find folders somewhere above our current directory
+  for (const char* folder : folders) {
+    if (std::string p = findSubdir(folder, fileName); !p.empty()) {
+      return p;
+    }
   }
 
   IGL_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();