I created a C# application. In that application, I want to use a custom icon. I put the .ico file in the Icon and Manifest section in the Applications properties, as well as the Icon property for the form. When I run the exe from the Debug folder, the taskbar icon shows correctly. However, when I move the exe, the taskbar icon changes back to the default. What am I missing?
Update:
I tried to debug it a little and found it is just from a particular folder that I am running from that the icon does not stay. I ran it from the the Desktop, and the taskbar icon is correct. I ran it from a folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Mercury Suite\Etech Generator\EtechGenerator.exe --> does not work.
Desktop => Icon is right
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mercury Suite\Etech Generator\EtechGenerator.exe => Icon is wrong.
The system caches icons. Restart your computer to force it to refresh its cache.
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I made a WPF application (.net core 3.1) and then towards the end I wanted to change the icon, as usual I opened the properties>application and loaded my icon. But it doesn't change anything... remains the same default icon.
The size of my icon is 256x256 and obviously has an .ico format. I tried to delete the folder where the executable is located and to build again, I also tried to run the application without debugging mode, but nothing. I noticed, however, that the main window when you change the Icon attribute updates the window icon. But nothing to do for the .exe file.
Does anyone know how to solve this problem?
P.S. I don't think it's the icon the problem because I tried to load another icon that I used in the past with another WPF application
Right click on your solution in Solution Explorer and click on "Rebuild Solution" or "Clean Solution" followed by "Build Solution".
I've created a C# console app, set it's OutputType to WinExe and set it's icon to .ico file using properties in Visual Studio.
The app compiles and has a visible .exe icon. I have created a Shortcut to this .exe and placed it in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Shortcut has an icon, but when I search in Start Menu, the .exe is with default console app icon. This is what I mean:
How come the .exe file has the desired icon, it's shortcut in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs as well, but the start menu displays the regular icon you get when you don't specify any icon. What am I missing?
Is there any way to set custom icon for setup.exe file when publishing through VS for click once publish.
Always after publishing, I am getting setup.exe file and with the icon (kind of black disc image) but after installing the application, I can see my custom logo on the startmenu,ctrlpanel.
I'm not aware of any way to change the icon BEFORE building the project so that once the ClickOnce is deployed it already has the icon, however you can edit the setup.exe icon AFTER deployment quite easily. If anyone else knows of a way to do it before then they can trump my answer.
In Visual Studio go to File > Open > File and browse to the setup.exe for your ClickOnce deployment. Open this file.
You should see a folder tree. Right click on the Icon node and choose Add Resource.
It should already have the Icon resource type chosen on the left so click Import on the right to add your icon.
Your icon will open up in Visual Studio, just close this tab. You should be back to your folder tree. Look under the Icon node and make sure your icon has the lowest ID number.
Save the file.
Your setup.exe will now have the new icon.
Disclaimer: For me Windows was weird and didn't refresh the icon right away. If I went to its properties or copied the file elsewhere I could see the icon immediately. I imagine it's a caching thing.
Edit: Screenshot:
Double-click on the properties for your main project.
Click on the Application tab. (I'm assuming C# here. If you're doing VB, post back if it's different and I'll see if it's the same.)
In the middle of the page, there is an option for "icon and manifest".
Browse to find the icon you want to use and select it.
It needs to be in the top folder of your project; I think it will put it there when you select it.
The icon will be deployed with your project, and will be used in the Start Menu. (You can doublecheck the Application Files dialog -- it should be in there marked include(auto)).
You can set the icon on the forms to point to the same icon, and show it on all your forms too.
this link got your answer:
ClickOnce start menu icon
For some reason, a very old version of my icon keeps showing up when my application is dropped on the desktop. In the windows explorer (in all zooming levels) the icons is correctly the assembly icon. I specified the correct item in both XAML Window.Icon and in the project settings.
I have deleted the old version of my icon from all folders I can think of, but it still shows up. Also while drag and dropping, the wrong icon is shown. (in the slightly transparent preview window)
I tried cleaning and rebuilding, I tried deleting the obj folder manually...
The original, wrong icon was 16x16. I have built the new version as 32x32, because on the desktop 16x16 is too small.
According to the msdn docs (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.window.icon.aspx), each .ico file is supposed to incorporate all smaller sizes anyway.
I also checked that I changed the icon for both debug and release configuration.
Thanks for any ideas! :)
Could this be a problem with the IconCache? Try deleting %localappdata%\IconCache.db and restarting Explorer.exe.
Check the Visual Studio properties window for the EXE's project -- you can specify the icon that's written into the EXE at compile time. This is separate from the icon that's assigned to the XAML window at run time.
I have a console application, I want to include an ico file as an embedded resource in the exe, then have it as the programs icon in windows explorer, how is this done?
If you right click on your actual project that you want to change the final icon and select properties at the pop-up menu, then the main screen will change to the properties file edit, in the screen that appeared, at the botton you will see that you can select the icon to use in the application, select it and when you compile your project, at the release type you will see that the application have the icon that you selected.
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In the project settings page for your Console Application, go to the Application Page.
Under "Icon and Manifest", click on the [...] button next to where it says (Default Icon), and pick your Icon. Rebuild your app.
This will give your console application a custom icon.
The icon displayed in windows explorer for any .net application is the assembly icon which can be set in the project settings in visual studio.