Windows 10: How to change an icon of exe using only Win32 in c++ without any other third-party tools...

How to change an icon of exe using only Win32 in C++ without any other third-party tools like "Resource Hacker" etc..

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Change icon for .exe


I am using Windows 10 Home 64 and want to change the .exe icon for a program I have. If I go to properties there is no way to do this so how is this done in Windows 10 without creating a shortcut or another program? I used to be able to do this before Windows 10. Also there is a similar program .exe on my computer that has the icon I want but if I try to create a short cut for the program I want to use this icon with and then go to change icon and try to use the icon from the .exe I want it says that the .exe I want the icon from has no icon associated with it how can this be when it is there in front of me?

 

*.exe icons changed

That's strange. Try creating a new local account for testing purposes and see if the icons render correctly.

To quickly create a user account, open admin Command Prompt and run.

• net user TESTUSER myp@ssword /add
  

Log in as TESTUSER and see if .exe files appear correctly. If it's does, the issue you're facing is a per-user issue (i.e., this rules out broken DLL registration, etc.)

Log off from TESTUSER and login to the main account.

Delete the TESTUSER account by running:

• net user TESTUSER /delete
  

 

Change icon for .exe


Strange thing happened the .exe icon that was blank (looks like a white sheet of paper with one corner folded over) is now correct today. Any how until yesterday it was not correct so I right clicked on it and then clicked on properties. What comes up is general/compatibility/security/details/previous versions. If I create a shortcut to the .exe then hit properties on the shortcut there is a way to change the icon. The problem there was the icon I wanted to change it to said there was no icon associated with it. How could this be. Anyhow all seems fine now but I would still like to know how to change the icon picture of an original .exe and not the shortcut.