How to set the exe file icon

[brainleak]

When I deploy a project, the exe file shows a generic icon rather than the one I thought I'd chosen.

I'm using VS 2015 and this is what I have done:

1. Go to Project => Properies => Resources => Add Resource => Add existing file => Browse folders and select a specific icon
2. In the project explorer select the icon => Properties => Build action: Embedded resource

What else am I missing?

 

[JohnH]

How to: Specify an Application Icon (Visual Basic, C#)

 

[brainleak]

Thanks a lot!

 

[brainleak]

Now if I go to the Control Pannel to uninstall the program it turns out it appears in the list of installed applications with the generic icon. How do I fix this?

 

[JohnH]

Depends on how you deploy, for Setup projects there is a AddRemoveProgramsIcon property, for ClickOnce you have to add a registry value manually (DisplayIcon path for apps Uninstall registry).

 

[brainleak]

Just remembered I'd forgotten to say: thanks!